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.

Books
176
francine j. harris: “There are inanimate things...
3 min
177
DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost m...
3 min
178
C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowbo...
2 min
179
Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”
2 min
180
Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”
2 min
181
Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
182
Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
183
Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
184
Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
185
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
186
Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
187
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
188
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
189
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
190
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
191
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
192
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
193
Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
194
Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
195
Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min
196
Deborah Hauser: “Never Admit Your Mistakes”
2 min
197
Keisha-Gaye Anderson: “We Dreamed You”
2 min
198
Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”
2 min
199
Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”
2 min
200
Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up!...
3 min