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
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
452
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
453
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
454
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
455
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
456
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
457
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
458
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
459
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
460
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
461
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
462
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
463
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
464
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
465
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
466
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
467
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
468
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
469
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
470
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
471
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
472
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
473
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min
474
Guest Editor Interview: January 2025 Guest Edit...
13 min
475
D. H. Lawrence: "New Year’s Eve"
3 min