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
1026
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
1027
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
1028
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
1029
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
1030
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
1031
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
1032
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
1033
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min
1034
Monica Sok: "Retirement"
3 min
1035
Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"
3 min
1036
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "Origin of Planets"
5 min
1037
John Yau: "Charles Baudelaire and I Meet in the...
4 min
1038
Robert Burns: "Winter: A Dirge"
4 min
1039
Esther Popel: "Theft"
4 min
1040
Jeffrey Yang: "[Early lexicographers and missio...
3 min
1041
Gregory Pardlo: from "Giornata"
3 min
1042
Cintia Santana: "apocalyptic lyric"
3 min
1043
Dan Beachy-Quick: "Onta"
3 min
1044
Chloe Garcia Roberts: Rendering from “Historia ...
3 min
1045
Nancy Cunard: from "Parallax"
3 min
1046
Louise Bogan: "A Tale"
3 min
1047
Cynthia Cruz: "Deathscape Lullaby"
2 min
1048
Mark Irwin: "Nike of Samothrace"
3 min
1049
A. Van Jordan: "Grandfather"
4 min
1050
Sherwin Bitsui: "Triptych"
3 min