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
551
Marilyn Hacker: "Montpeyroux Sonnets"
8 min
552
Jason Allen-Paisant: "And You . . ."
3 min
553
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Phragmites"
3 min
554
Rickey Laurentiis: "Hermaphrodite"
3 min
555
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "The Habit of Perfection"
4 min
556
Sir Geoffrey Hill: "Genius Loci"
5 min
557
Vievee Francis: "Clarity"
3 min
558
Gregory Pardlo: "Giornata 4"
2 min
559
Tyree Daye: "The Lord's Corner"
2 min
560
R. A. Villanueva: "This dark is the same dark a...
3 min
561
Margo Berdeshevsky: "Somewhere Everywhere"
7 min
562
Vita Sackville-West: From "'The Land' [Shepherd...
6 min
563
A. A. Milne: "Furry Bear"
2 min
564
Malika Booker: "Jesus in the Wilderness"
5 min
565
Marie-Ovide Dorcely: "Sojourner"
3 min
566
Richard Scott: "Peridot"
4 min
567
Amanda Johnston: "Bogeymen"
1 min
568
Adam Wiedewitsch: "If Night You Were a City"
4 min
569
Emily Dickinson: "One Year ago—jots what? (296)"
4 min
570
Wilfred Owen: "Winter Song"
3 min
571
Guest Editor Interview: January 2024 Guest Edit...
15 min
572
Cal Bedient: "Expulsion"
4 min
573
Harryette Mullen: "Weathering Hate"
3 min
574
Lynn Xu: "[Sun-messenger]"
2 min
575
Brenda Hillman: "Porcelain Musician in a Child’...
3 min