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
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
2027
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
2028
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
2029
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
2030
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
2031
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
2032
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
2033
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
2034
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
2035
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
2036
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
2037
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
2038
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
2039
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
2040
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
2041
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
2042
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
2043
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
2044
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min
2045
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
5 min
2046
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
2 min
2047
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Calling Dreams"
1 min
2048
Vincent Toro: "At Age 28, Chilean Astronomer Ma...
7 min
2049
Kwame Dawes: "How I Pray in the Plague"
8 min
2050
Canisia Lubrin: "In the Vault of Morning"
4 min