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
626
Francis Thompson: "To a Snowflake"
3 min
627
Mutsuo Takahashi: "Dead Boy"
5 min
628
Marilyn Hacker: "Montpeyroux Sonnets"
8 min
629
Jason Allen-Paisant: "And You . . ."
3 min
630
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Phragmites"
3 min
631
Rickey Laurentiis: "Hermaphrodite"
3 min
632
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "The Habit of Perfection"
4 min
633
Sir Geoffrey Hill: "Genius Loci"
5 min
634
Vievee Francis: "Clarity"
3 min
635
Gregory Pardlo: "Giornata 4"
2 min
636
Tyree Daye: "The Lord's Corner"
2 min
637
R. A. Villanueva: "This dark is the same dark a...
3 min
638
Margo Berdeshevsky: "Somewhere Everywhere"
7 min
639
Vita Sackville-West: From "'The Land' [Shepherd...
6 min
640
A. A. Milne: "Furry Bear"
2 min
641
Malika Booker: "Jesus in the Wilderness"
5 min
642
Marie-Ovide Dorcely: "Sojourner"
3 min
643
Richard Scott: "Peridot"
4 min
644
Amanda Johnston: "Bogeymen"
1 min
645
Adam Wiedewitsch: "If Night You Were a City"
4 min
646
Emily Dickinson: "One Year ago—jots what? (296)"
4 min
647
Wilfred Owen: "Winter Song"
3 min
648
Guest Editor Interview: January 2024 Guest Edit...
15 min
649
Cal Bedient: "Expulsion"
4 min
650
Harryette Mullen: "Weathering Hate"
3 min