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
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
502
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
503
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
504
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
505
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
506
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
507
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
508
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
509
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
510
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
511
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
512
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
513
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
514
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
515
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
516
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
517
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
518
Guest Editor Interview: January 2025 Guest Edit...
13 min
519
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min
520
D. H. Lawrence: "New Year’s Eve"
3 min
521
Mary Weston Fordham: "Passing of the Old Year"
4 min
522
Bob Holman: "Scotty and the Rib Tips"
4 min
523
Edwin Torres: "túmba la caña jibarito"
4 min
524
Myrna Nieves: "My Dead Relatives"
4 min
525
Urayoán Noel: "sueño convulso (seizure dream)"
5 min