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
226
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
227
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
228
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
229
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
230
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
231
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
232
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
233
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
234
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
235
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
236
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
237
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
238
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
239
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
240
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
241
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
242
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
243
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
244
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
245
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
246
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
247
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
248
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
249
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
250
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min