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
1001
Countee Cullen: "Confession"
2 min
1002
Charlotte Mew: "The Forest Road"
8 min
1003
A. H. Jerriod Avant: "Who Can Govern Themselves...
3 min
1004
K. D. Harryman: "Whipping"
2 min
1005
Karisma Price: "Castnet Seafood"
4 min
1006
Matthew Wimberley: "Materials for a Gravestone ...
4 min
1007
Paige Lewis: "I'm Not Faking My Astonishment, H...
2 min
1008
John Crowe Ransom: "Winter Remembered"
3 min
1009
Léonie Adams: "A Gull Goes Up"
3 min
1010
Renia White: "off the shore of oneself as in . ...
2 min
1011
Rob Greene: "To the Young Second Lieutenant Sta...
3 min
1012
Sarah Cooper: "Elastic Love Contrapuntal"
4 min
1013
Leila Chatti: "I Went Out to Hear"
3 min
1014
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
1015
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
1016
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
1017
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
1018
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
1019
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
1020
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
1021
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
1022
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
1023
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
1024
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
1025
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min