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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m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring
1 min
502
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
503
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
504
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
505
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
506
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
507
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
508
Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min
509
Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
510
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
511
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
512
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
513
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
514
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
515
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
516
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
517
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
518
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
519
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
520
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
521
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
522
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
523
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
524
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
525
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min