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
551
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
552
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
553
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
554
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
555
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
556
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
557
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
558
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
559
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
560
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
561
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
562
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min
563
Guest Editor Interview: January 2025 Guest Edit...
13 min
564
D. H. Lawrence: "New Year’s Eve"
3 min
565
Mary Weston Fordham: "Passing of the Old Year"
4 min
566
Bob Holman: "Scotty and the Rib Tips"
4 min
567
Edwin Torres: "túmba la caña jibarito"
4 min
568
Myrna Nieves: "My Dead Relatives"
4 min
569
Urayoán Noel: "sueño convulso (seizure dream)"
5 min
570
Nancy Mercado: "2020 A Year to Forget"
2 min
571
Alberto Ríos: "Christmas on the Border, 1929"
6 min
572
Charlotte Brontë: "Winter Stores"
4 min
573
Sheila Maldonado: "herederos de cero"
3 min
574
David Henderson: "Blues Franchise"
4 min
575
Andrei Codrescu: "my yoga teacher kassandra"
2 min