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