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
926
Leila Chatti: "I Went Out to Hear"
3 min
927
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
928
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
929
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
930
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
931
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
932
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
933
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
934
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
935
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
936
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
937
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
938
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min
939
Monica Sok: "Retirement"
3 min
940
Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"
3 min
941
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "Origin of Planets"
5 min
942
John Yau: "Charles Baudelaire and I Meet in the...
4 min
943
Robert Burns: "Winter: A Dirge"
4 min
944
Esther Popel: "Theft"
4 min
945
Jeffrey Yang: "[Early lexicographers and missio...
3 min
946
Gregory Pardlo: from "Giornata"
3 min
947
Cintia Santana: "apocalyptic lyric"
3 min
948
Dan Beachy-Quick: "Onta"
3 min
949
Chloe Garcia Roberts: Rendering from “Historia ...
3 min
950
Nancy Cunard: from "Parallax"
3 min