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
1051
Rob Greene: "To the Young Second Lieutenant Sta...
3 min
1052
Sarah Cooper: "Elastic Love Contrapuntal"
4 min
1053
Leila Chatti: "I Went Out to Hear"
3 min
1054
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
1055
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
1056
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
1057
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
1058
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
1059
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
1060
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
1061
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
1062
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
1063
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
1064
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
1065
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min
1066
Monica Sok: "Retirement"
3 min
1067
Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"
3 min
1068
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "Origin of Planets"
5 min
1069
John Yau: "Charles Baudelaire and I Meet in the...
4 min
1070
Robert Burns: "Winter: A Dirge"
4 min
1071
Esther Popel: "Theft"
4 min
1072
Jeffrey Yang: "[Early lexicographers and missio...
3 min
1073
Gregory Pardlo: from "Giornata"
3 min
1074
Cintia Santana: "apocalyptic lyric"
3 min
1075
Dan Beachy-Quick: "Onta"
3 min