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
426
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
427
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
428
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
429
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
430
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
431
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
432
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
433
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
434
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
435
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
436
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
437
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
438
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
439
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
440
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
441
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
442
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
443
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
444
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
445
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
446
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
447
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
448
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
449
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
450
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min