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 Thea Matthews. 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
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
177
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
178
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
179
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
180
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
181
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
182
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
183
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
184
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
185
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
186
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
187
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
188
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
189
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
190
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
191
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
192
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
193
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
194
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
195
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
196
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min
197
Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as wh...
2 min
198
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
199
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
200
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min