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
976
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
977
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
978
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min
979
Matthew Wimberley: "Materials for a Gravestone ...
4 min
980
Paige Lewis: "I'm Not Faking My Astonishment, H...
2 min
981
John Crowe Ransom: "Winter Remembered"
3 min
982
Léonie Adams: "A Gull Goes Up"
3 min
983
Renia White: "off the shore of oneself as in . ...
2 min
984
Rob Greene: "To the Young Second Lieutenant Sta...
3 min
985
Sarah Cooper: "Elastic Love Contrapuntal"
4 min
986
Leila Chatti: "I Went Out to Hear"
3 min
987
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
988
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
989
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
990
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
991
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
992
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
993
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
994
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
995
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
996
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
997
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
998
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min
999
Monica Sok: "Retirement"
3 min
1000
Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"
3 min