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
51
Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He ...
3 min
52
Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
53
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
54
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
55
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
56
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
57
Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min
58
Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
59
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
60
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
61
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
62
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
63
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
64
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
65
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
66
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
67
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
68
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
69
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
70
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
71
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
72
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
73
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
74
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
75
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min