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
1451
Urayoán Noel: "cinquains written during a tropi...
4 min
1452
Francis Thompson: "New Year's Chimes"
6 min
1453
Guest Editor Interview: January 2023 Guest Edit...
13 min
1454
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Death of the Old Year"
5 min
1455
Jim Moore: "The Need Is So Great"
3 min
1456
Peter Streckfus: "Chorus"
4 min
1457
Nikki Wallschlaeger: "Cows in the Evening"
3 min
1458
Jacqueline Osherow: "XIII. Return to Suzhou: Ma...
3 min
1459
Brenda Hillman: "To Mycorrhizae Under Our Mothe...
4 min
1460
Arno Holz: from "Phantasus"
3 min
1461
Thomas Hardy: "Snow in the Suburbs"
3 min
1462
Jenny Xie: "Abstract with Red Square"
3 min
1463
Monica Sok: "Retirement"
3 min
1464
Anne Haven McDonnell: "Owl"
3 min
1465
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "Origin of Planets"
5 min
1466
John Yau: "Charles Baudelaire and I Meet in the...
4 min
1467
Robert Burns: "Winter: A Dirge"
4 min
1468
Esther Popel: "Theft"
4 min
1469
Jeffrey Yang: "[Early lexicographers and missio...
3 min
1470
Gregory Pardlo: from "Giornata"
3 min
1471
Cintia Santana: "apocalyptic lyric"
3 min
1472
Dan Beachy-Quick: "Onta"
3 min
1473
Chloe Garcia Roberts: Rendering from “Historia ...
3 min
1474
Nancy Cunard: from "Parallax"
3 min
1475
Louise Bogan: "A Tale"
3 min