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
1326
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
1327
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
1328
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
1329
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
1330
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
1331
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
1332
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
1333
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
1334
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
1335
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
1336
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
1337
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min
1338
Monica Sok: "Retirement"
3 min
1339
Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"
3 min
1340
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "Origin of Planets"
5 min
1341
John Yau: "Charles Baudelaire and I Meet in the...
4 min
1342
Robert Burns: "Winter: A Dirge"
4 min
1343
Esther Popel: "Theft"
4 min
1344
Jeffrey Yang: "[Early lexicographers and missio...
3 min
1345
Gregory Pardlo: from "Giornata"
3 min
1346
Cintia Santana: "apocalyptic lyric"
3 min
1347
Dan Beachy-Quick: "Onta"
3 min
1348
Chloe Garcia Roberts: Rendering from “Historia ...
3 min
1349
Nancy Cunard: from "Parallax"
3 min
1350
Louise Bogan: "A Tale"
3 min