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