Poem-a-Day
Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1901
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1902
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1903
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1904
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1905
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1906
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1907
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1908
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1909
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1910
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1911
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1912
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1913
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1914
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1915
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1916
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1917
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1918
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1919
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1920
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1921
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1922
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1923
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1924
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1925
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min