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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
126
Marilyn Hacker: "Montpeyroux Sonnets"
8 min
127
Jason Allen-Paisant: "And You . . ."
3 min
128
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Phragmites"
3 min
129
Rickey Laurentiis: "Hermaphrodite"
3 min
130
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "The Habit of Perfection"
4 min
131
Sir Geoffrey Hill: "Genius Loci"
5 min
132
Vievee Francis: "Clarity"
3 min
133
Gregory Pardlo: "Giornata 4"
2 min
134
Tyree Daye: "The Lord's Corner"
2 min
135
R. A. Villanueva: "This dark is the same dark a...
3 min
136
Margo Berdeshevsky: "Somewhere Everywhere"
7 min
137
Vita Sackville-West: From "'The Land' [Shepherd...
6 min
138
A. A. Milne: "Furry Bear"
2 min
139
Malika Booker: "Jesus in the Wilderness"
5 min
140
Marie-Ovide Dorcely: "Sojourner"
3 min
141
Richard Scott: "Peridot"
4 min
142
Amanda Johnston: "Bogeymen"
1 min
143
Adam Wiedewitsch: "If Night You Were a City"
4 min
144
Emily Dickinson: "One Year ago—jots what? (296)"
4 min
145
Wilfred Owen: "Winter Song"
3 min
146
Guest Editor Interview: January 2024 Guest Edit...
15 min
147
Cal Bedient: "Expulsion"
4 min
148
Harryette Mullen: "Weathering Hate"
3 min
149
Lynn Xu: "[Sun-messenger]"
2 min
150
Brenda Hillman: "Porcelain Musician in a Child’...
3 min