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
951
Francis Thompson: "To a Snowflake"
3 min
952
Mutsuo Takahashi: "Dead Boy"
5 min
953
Marilyn Hacker: "Montpeyroux Sonnets"
8 min
954
Jason Allen-Paisant: "And You . . ."
3 min
955
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Phragmites"
3 min
956
Rickey Laurentiis: "Hermaphrodite"
3 min
957
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "The Habit of Perfection"
4 min
958
Sir Geoffrey Hill: "Genius Loci"
5 min
959
Vievee Francis: "Clarity"
3 min
960
Gregory Pardlo: "Giornata 4"
2 min
961
Tyree Daye: "The Lord's Corner"
2 min
962
R. A. Villanueva: "This dark is the same dark a...
3 min
963
Margo Berdeshevsky: "Somewhere Everywhere"
7 min
964
Vita Sackville-West: From "'The Land' [Shepherd...
6 min
965
A. A. Milne: "Furry Bear"
2 min
966
Malika Booker: "Jesus in the Wilderness"
5 min
967
Marie-Ovide Dorcely: "Sojourner"
3 min
968
Richard Scott: "Peridot"
4 min
969
Amanda Johnston: "Bogeymen"
1 min
970
Adam Wiedewitsch: "If Night You Were a City"
4 min
971
Emily Dickinson: "One Year ago—jots what? (296)"
4 min
972
Wilfred Owen: "Winter Song"
3 min
973
Guest Editor Interview: January 2024 Guest Edit...
15 min
974
Cal Bedient: "Expulsion"
4 min
975
Harryette Mullen: "Weathering Hate"
3 min