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
801
Balo Salo: "Counsel to a Bridegroom"
2 min
802
Jay Wright: "[Song into holiness]"
2 min
803
Guest Editor Interview: February 2024 Guest Edi...
16 min
804
Mahogany L. Browne: "My face is an iteration, b...
7 min
805
Melissa Range: "First South"
5 min
806
H. D.: "Projector"
6 min
807
John Donne: "Love's Growth"
3 min
808
Ishion Hutchinson: "Club Paradise"
7 min
809
Valzhyna Mort: "In the Woods of Language, She C...
2 min
810
Jordan Kapono Nakamura: "Interview"
3 min
811
Myronn Hardy: "To the Air"
3 min
812
Colleen J. McElroy: "The Lost Breath of Trees"
5 min
813
Laura Riding Jackson: "The Quids"
5 min
814
Francis Thompson: "To a Snowflake"
3 min
815
Mutsuo Takahashi: "Dead Boy"
5 min
816
Marilyn Hacker: "Montpeyroux Sonnets"
8 min
817
Jason Allen-Paisant: "And You . . ."
3 min
818
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Phragmites"
3 min
819
Rickey Laurentiis: "Hermaphrodite"
3 min
820
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "The Habit of Perfection"
4 min
821
Sir Geoffrey Hill: "Genius Loci"
5 min
822
Vievee Francis: "Clarity"
3 min
823
Gregory Pardlo: "Giornata 4"
2 min
824
Tyree Daye: "The Lord's Corner"
2 min
825
R. A. Villanueva: "This dark is the same dark a...
3 min