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
Fred L. Joiner: "Sikasso Snow"
2 min
502
Hafizah Augustus Geter: "Praise Song"
3 min
503
Ina Cariño: "Everything is Exactly the Same as ...
3 min
504
Nabila Lovelace: "Ars Poetica"
2 min
505
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
506
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
507
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
508
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
509
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min
510
Matthew Wimberley: "Materials for a Gravestone ...
4 min
511
Paige Lewis: "I'm Not Faking My Astonishment, H...
2 min
512
John Crowe Ransom: "Winter Remembered"
3 min
513
Léonie Adams: "A Gull Goes Up"
3 min
514
Renia White: "off the shore of oneself as in . ...
2 min
515
Rob Greene: "To the Young Second Lieutenant Sta...
3 min
516
Sarah Cooper: "Elastic Love Contrapuntal"
4 min
517
Leila Chatti: "I Went Out to Hear"
3 min
518
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
519
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
520
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
521
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
522
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
523
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
524
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
525
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min