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
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
427
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
428
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
429
Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min
430
Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
431
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
432
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
433
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
434
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
435
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
436
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
437
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
438
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
439
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
440
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
441
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
442
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
443
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
444
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
445
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
446
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
447
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
448
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
449
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
450
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min