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
Marwa Helal: "WHO REAL؟"
14 min
2027
Jeremy Michael Clark: "One Fire, Quenched with ...
4 min
2028
Desiree C. Bailey: "Woman in Dub"
3 min
2029
francine j. Harris: "Did anyone ever ask any on...
2 min
2030
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "Vacation End"
1 min
2031
William Stanley Braithwaite: "It’s a Long Way"
0 min
2032
Nabila Lovelace: "By Inch-Meal a Disease"
1 min
2033
Natasha Oladokun: "Black Credit"
3 min
2034
makalani bandele: "sample collected from a supe...
2 min
2035
Taylor Johnson: "Menace to"
1 min
2036
Ashley M. Jones: "ALL Y’ALL REALLY FROM ALABAMA"
3 min
2037
Myra Viola Wilds: "Dewdrops"
0 min
2038
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Together"
1 min
2039
Lauren K. Alleyne: "For my Brother(s)"
4 min
2040
Kate Rushin : "Venus & Serena Play Doubles On C...
3 min
2041
Jacqueline Woodson: "Absolute"
2 min
2042
Antoinette Brim-Bell: "Duplex: Black Mamas Pray...
1 min
2043
Kortney Morrow: "American Girl Dolls Attend Man...
3 min
2044
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "The Black Queen"
0 min
2045
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: "Songs for the Pe...
1 min
2046
Nikki Grimes: "You Still Dream"
1 min
2047
Dawn Lundy Martin: From “Perspective is Suppose...
1 min
2048
Micah Daniels: "The Secret of Youth"
1 min
2049
Rhonda M. Ward: "Legacy"
2 min
2050
Kara Jackson: "fleeing"
1 min