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