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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
501
Sir Geoffrey Hill: "Genius Loci"
5 min
502
Vievee Francis: "Clarity"
3 min
503
Gregory Pardlo: "Giornata 4"
2 min
504
Tyree Daye: "The Lord's Corner"
2 min
505
R. A. Villanueva: "This dark is the same dark a...
3 min
506
Margo Berdeshevsky: "Somewhere Everywhere"
7 min
507
Vita Sackville-West: From "'The Land' [Shepherd...
6 min
508
A. A. Milne: "Furry Bear"
2 min
509
Malika Booker: "Jesus in the Wilderness"
5 min
510
Marie-Ovide Dorcely: "Sojourner"
3 min
511
Richard Scott: "Peridot"
4 min
512
Amanda Johnston: "Bogeymen"
1 min
513
Adam Wiedewitsch: "If Night You Were a City"
4 min
514
Emily Dickinson: "One Year ago—jots what? (296)"
4 min
515
Wilfred Owen: "Winter Song"
3 min
516
Guest Editor Interview: January 2024 Guest Edit...
15 min
517
Cal Bedient: "Expulsion"
4 min
518
Harryette Mullen: "Weathering Hate"
3 min
519
Lynn Xu: "[Sun-messenger]"
2 min
520
Brenda Hillman: "Porcelain Musician in a Child’...
3 min
521
Timothy Donnelly: "Habitable Nebula"
3 min
522
T. S. Eliot: "Journey of the Magi"
4 min
523
Christina Rossetti: "[A rose has thorns as well...
3 min
524
Juliana Huxtable: "KEY AND STRING"
3 min
525
Ariana Reines: "The Economy"
6 min