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
276
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
277
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
278
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
279
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
280
Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min
281
Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
282
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
283
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
284
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
285
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
286
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
287
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
288
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
289
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
290
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
291
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
292
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
293
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
294
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
295
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
296
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
297
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
298
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
299
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
300
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min