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
1001
Francis Thompson: "To a Snowflake"
3 min
1002
Mutsuo Takahashi: "Dead Boy"
5 min
1003
Marilyn Hacker: "Montpeyroux Sonnets"
8 min
1004
Jason Allen-Paisant: "And You . . ."
3 min
1005
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Phragmites"
3 min
1006
Rickey Laurentiis: "Hermaphrodite"
3 min
1007
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "The Habit of Perfection"
4 min
1008
Sir Geoffrey Hill: "Genius Loci"
5 min
1009
Vievee Francis: "Clarity"
3 min
1010
Gregory Pardlo: "Giornata 4"
2 min
1011
Tyree Daye: "The Lord's Corner"
2 min
1012
R. A. Villanueva: "This dark is the same dark a...
3 min
1013
Margo Berdeshevsky: "Somewhere Everywhere"
7 min
1014
Vita Sackville-West: From "'The Land' [Shepherd...
6 min
1015
A. A. Milne: "Furry Bear"
2 min
1016
Malika Booker: "Jesus in the Wilderness"
5 min
1017
Marie-Ovide Dorcely: "Sojourner"
3 min
1018
Richard Scott: "Peridot"
4 min
1019
Amanda Johnston: "Bogeymen"
1 min
1020
Adam Wiedewitsch: "If Night You Were a City"
4 min
1021
Emily Dickinson: "One Year ago—jots what? (296)"
4 min
1022
Wilfred Owen: "Winter Song"
3 min
1023
Guest Editor Interview: January 2024 Guest Edit...
15 min
1024
Cal Bedient: "Expulsion"
4 min
1025
Harryette Mullen: "Weathering Hate"
3 min