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
451
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
452
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
453
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
454
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
455
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
456
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
457
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
458
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
459
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
460
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
461
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
462
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
463
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
464
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
465
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
466
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min
467
Guest Editor Interview: January 2025 Guest Edit...
13 min
468
D. H. Lawrence: "New Year’s Eve"
3 min
469
Mary Weston Fordham: "Passing of the Old Year"
4 min
470
Bob Holman: "Scotty and the Rib Tips"
4 min
471
Edwin Torres: "túmba la caña jibarito"
4 min
472
Myrna Nieves: "My Dead Relatives"
4 min
473
Urayoán Noel: "sueño convulso (seizure dream)"
5 min
474
Nancy Mercado: "2020 A Year to Forget"
2 min
475
Alberto Ríos: "Christmas on the Border, 1929"
6 min