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.
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Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
102
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
103
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
104
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
105
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
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Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min
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Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
108
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
109
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
110
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
111
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
112
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
113
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
114
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
115
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
116
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
117
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
118
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
119
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
120
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
121
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
122
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
123
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
124
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
125
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min