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
Charleen McClure: "Caretaker"
2 min
2027
Starr Davis: "Today, God"
2 min
2028
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "The Plains of Peace"
2 min
2029
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "A Prayer"
0 min
2030
Joy Priest: "Denial is a Cliff We Are Driven Ov...
4 min
2031
Marwa Helal: "WHO REAL؟"
14 min
2032
Jeremy Michael Clark: "One Fire, Quenched with ...
4 min
2033
Desiree C. Bailey: "Woman in Dub"
3 min
2034
francine j. Harris: "Did anyone ever ask any on...
2 min
2035
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "Vacation End"
1 min
2036
William Stanley Braithwaite: "It’s a Long Way"
0 min
2037
Nabila Lovelace: "By Inch-Meal a Disease"
1 min
2038
Natasha Oladokun: "Black Credit"
3 min
2039
makalani bandele: "sample collected from a supe...
2 min
2040
Taylor Johnson: "Menace to"
1 min
2041
Ashley M. Jones: "ALL Y’ALL REALLY FROM ALABAMA"
3 min
2042
Myra Viola Wilds: "Dewdrops"
0 min
2043
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Together"
1 min
2044
Lauren K. Alleyne: "For my Brother(s)"
4 min
2045
Kate Rushin : "Venus & Serena Play Doubles On C...
3 min
2046
Jacqueline Woodson: "Absolute"
2 min
2047
Antoinette Brim-Bell: "Duplex: Black Mamas Pray...
1 min
2048
Kortney Morrow: "American Girl Dolls Attend Man...
3 min
2049
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "The Black Queen"
0 min
2050
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: "Songs for the Pe...
1 min