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
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1902
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1903
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1904
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1905
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1906
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1907
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1908
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1909
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1910
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1911
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1912
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1913
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1914
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1915
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1916
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1917
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1918
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1919
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1920
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1921
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1922
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1923
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1924
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1925
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min