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
1226
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
1227
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
1228
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
1229
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
1230
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
1231
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
1232
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
1233
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
1234
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
1235
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
1236
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
1237
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min
1238
Monica Sok: "Retirement"
3 min
1239
Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"
3 min
1240
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "Origin of Planets"
5 min
1241
John Yau: "Charles Baudelaire and I Meet in the...
4 min
1242
Robert Burns: "Winter: A Dirge"
4 min
1243
Esther Popel: "Theft"
4 min
1244
Jeffrey Yang: "[Early lexicographers and missio...
3 min
1245
Gregory Pardlo: from "Giornata"
3 min
1246
Cintia Santana: "apocalyptic lyric"
3 min
1247
Dan Beachy-Quick: "Onta"
3 min
1248
Chloe Garcia Roberts: Rendering from “Historia ...
3 min
1249
Nancy Cunard: from "Parallax"
3 min
1250
Louise Bogan: "A Tale"
3 min