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.
2026
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
2027
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
2028
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
2029
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
2030
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
2031
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
2032
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
2033
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
2034
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
2035
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
2036
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
2037
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
2038
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
2039
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
2040
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
2041
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
2042
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
2043
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
2044
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
2045
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
2046
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
2047
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min
2048
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
5 min
2049
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
2 min
2050
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Calling Dreams"
1 min