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

Books
301
Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
302
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
303
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
304
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
305
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
306
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
307
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
308
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
309
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
310
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
311
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
312
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
313
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
314
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
315
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
316
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
317
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
318
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
319
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
320
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
321
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
322
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
323
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
324
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
325
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min