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
401
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
402
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
403
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
404
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
405
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
406
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
407
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
408
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
409
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
410
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
411
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
412
Guest Editor Interview: January 2025 Guest Edit...
13 min
413
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min
414
D. H. Lawrence: "New Year’s Eve"
3 min
415
Mary Weston Fordham: "Passing of the Old Year"
4 min
416
Bob Holman: "Scotty and the Rib Tips"
4 min
417
Edwin Torres: "túmba la caña jibarito"
4 min
418
Myrna Nieves: "My Dead Relatives"
4 min
419
Urayoán Noel: "sueño convulso (seizure dream)"
5 min
420
Nancy Mercado: "2020 A Year to Forget"
2 min
421
Alberto Ríos: "Christmas on the Border, 1929"
6 min
422
Charlotte Brontë: "Winter Stores"
4 min
423
Sheila Maldonado: "herederos de cero"
3 min
424
David Henderson: "Blues Franchise"
4 min
425
Andrei Codrescu: "my yoga teacher kassandra"
2 min