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
1101
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
1102
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
1103
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
1104
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
1105
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
1106
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
1107
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
1108
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
1109
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
1110
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
1111
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
1112
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min
1113
Monica Sok: "Retirement"
3 min
1114
Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"
3 min
1115
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "Origin of Planets"
5 min
1116
John Yau: "Charles Baudelaire and I Meet in the...
4 min
1117
Robert Burns: "Winter: A Dirge"
4 min
1118
Esther Popel: "Theft"
4 min
1119
Jeffrey Yang: "[Early lexicographers and missio...
3 min
1120
Gregory Pardlo: from "Giornata"
3 min
1121
Cintia Santana: "apocalyptic lyric"
3 min
1122
Dan Beachy-Quick: "Onta"
3 min
1123
Chloe Garcia Roberts: Rendering from “Historia ...
3 min
1124
Nancy Cunard: from "Parallax"
3 min
1125
Louise Bogan: "A Tale"
3 min