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
326
Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”
2 min
327
m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
328
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
329
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
330
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
331
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
332
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
333
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
334
Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min
335
Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
336
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
337
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
338
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
339
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
340
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
341
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
342
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
343
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
344
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
345
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
346
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
347
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
348
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
349
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
350
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min