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
1076
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
1077
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
1078
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
1079
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
1080
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
1081
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
1082
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
1083
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
1084
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
1085
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
1086
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
1087
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min
1088
Monica Sok: "Retirement"
3 min
1089
Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"
3 min
1090
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "Origin of Planets"
5 min
1091
John Yau: "Charles Baudelaire and I Meet in the...
4 min
1092
Robert Burns: "Winter: A Dirge"
4 min
1093
Esther Popel: "Theft"
4 min
1094
Jeffrey Yang: "[Early lexicographers and missio...
3 min
1095
Gregory Pardlo: from "Giornata"
3 min
1096
Cintia Santana: "apocalyptic lyric"
3 min
1097
Dan Beachy-Quick: "Onta"
3 min
1098
Chloe Garcia Roberts: Rendering from “Historia ...
3 min
1099
Nancy Cunard: from "Parallax"
3 min
1100
Louise Bogan: "A Tale"
3 min