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
76
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
77
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
78
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
79
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
80
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
81
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
82
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
83
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
84
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
85
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
86
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
87
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
88
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
89
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
90
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
91
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
92
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
93
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
94
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
95
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
96
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
97
Guest Editor Interview: January 2025 Guest Edit...
13 min
98
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min
99
D. H. Lawrence: "New Year’s Eve"
3 min
100
Mary Weston Fordham: "Passing of the Old Year"
4 min