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.

Books
2226
Natasha Oladokun: "Black Credit"
3 min
2227
makalani bandele: "sample collected from a supe...
2 min
2228
Taylor Johnson: "Menace to"
1 min
2229
Ashley M. Jones: "ALL Y’ALL REALLY FROM ALABAMA"
3 min
2230
Myra Viola Wilds: "Dewdrops"
0 min
2231
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Together"
1 min
2232
Lauren K. Alleyne: "For my Brother(s)"
4 min
2233
Kate Rushin : "Venus & Serena Play Doubles On C...
3 min
2234
Jacqueline Woodson: "Absolute"
2 min
2235
Antoinette Brim-Bell: "Duplex: Black Mamas Pray...
1 min
2236
Kortney Morrow: "American Girl Dolls Attend Man...
3 min
2237
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "The Black Queen"
0 min
2238
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: "Songs for the Pe...
1 min
2239
Nikki Grimes: "You Still Dream"
1 min
2240
Dawn Lundy Martin: From “Perspective is Suppose...
1 min
2241
Micah Daniels: "The Secret of Youth"
1 min
2242
Rhonda M. Ward: "Legacy"
2 min
2243
Kara Jackson: "fleeing"
1 min
2244
Ann Plato: "Forget Me Not"
2 min
2245
Irvin W. Underhill: "Solitude"
1 min
2246
Tongo Eisen-Martin: "I Do Not Know the Spelling...
2 min
2247
L. Ash Williams: "Red Wine Spills"
2 min
2248
Barbara Fant : "My dad buried two dogs in the b...
2 min
2249
Jason Reynolds: "Match"
1 min
2250
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor: "After Robert Fuller"
2 min