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
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
552
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
553
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
554
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
555
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
556
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
557
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
558
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
559
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
560
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
561
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
562
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
563
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
564
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
565
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
566
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
567
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
568
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
569
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
570
Guest Editor Interview: January 2025 Guest Edit...
13 min
571
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min
572
D. H. Lawrence: "New Year’s Eve"
3 min
573
Mary Weston Fordham: "Passing of the Old Year"
4 min
574
Bob Holman: "Scotty and the Rib Tips"
4 min
575
Edwin Torres: "túmba la caña jibarito"
4 min