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
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
1002
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
1003
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
1004
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
1005
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
1006
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
1007
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
1008
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
1009
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
1010
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
1011
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
1012
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min
1013
Monica Sok: "Retirement"
3 min
1014
Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"
3 min
1015
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "Origin of Planets"
5 min
1016
John Yau: "Charles Baudelaire and I Meet in the...
4 min
1017
Robert Burns: "Winter: A Dirge"
4 min
1018
Esther Popel: "Theft"
4 min
1019
Jeffrey Yang: "[Early lexicographers and missio...
3 min
1020
Gregory Pardlo: from "Giornata"
3 min
1021
Cintia Santana: "apocalyptic lyric"
3 min
1022
Dan Beachy-Quick: "Onta"
3 min
1023
Chloe Garcia Roberts: Rendering from “Historia ...
3 min
1024
Nancy Cunard: from "Parallax"
3 min
1025
Louise Bogan: "A Tale"
3 min