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.
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Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
252
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
253
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
254
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
255
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
256
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
257
Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min
258
Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
259
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
260
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
261
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
262
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
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Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
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Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
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Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
266
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
267
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
268
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
269
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
270
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
271
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
272
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
273
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
274
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
275
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min