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
501
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
502
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
503
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
504
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
505
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
506
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
507
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
508
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
509
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
510
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
511
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
512
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
513
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
514
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
515
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
516
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
517
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
518
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
519
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
520
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
521
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
522
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
523
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
524
Guest Editor Interview: January 2025 Guest Edit...
13 min
525
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min