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
1251
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
1252
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
1253
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
1254
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
1255
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
1256
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
1257
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
1258
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
1259
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
1260
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
1261
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min
1262
Monica Sok: "Retirement"
3 min
1263
Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"
3 min
1264
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "Origin of Planets"
5 min
1265
John Yau: "Charles Baudelaire and I Meet in the...
4 min
1266
Robert Burns: "Winter: A Dirge"
4 min
1267
Esther Popel: "Theft"
4 min
1268
Jeffrey Yang: "[Early lexicographers and missio...
3 min
1269
Gregory Pardlo: from "Giornata"
3 min
1270
Cintia Santana: "apocalyptic lyric"
3 min
1271
Dan Beachy-Quick: "Onta"
3 min
1272
Chloe Garcia Roberts: Rendering from “Historia ...
3 min
1273
Nancy Cunard: from "Parallax"
3 min
1274
Louise Bogan: "A Tale"
3 min
1275
Cynthia Cruz: "Deathscape Lullaby"
2 min