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.
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Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
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Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
453
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
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Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
455
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
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Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
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Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
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Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
459
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
460
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
461
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
462
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
463
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
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Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
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Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
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Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
467
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
468
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
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Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
470
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
471
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
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Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
473
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
474
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
475
Guest Editor Interview: January 2025 Guest Edit...
13 min