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.

Books
126
Mutsuo Takahashi: "Dead Boy"
5 min
127
Marilyn Hacker: "Montpeyroux Sonnets"
8 min
128
Jason Allen-Paisant: "And You . . ."
3 min
129
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Phragmites"
3 min
130
Rickey Laurentiis: "Hermaphrodite"
3 min
131
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "The Habit of Perfection"
4 min
132
Sir Geoffrey Hill: "Genius Loci"
5 min
133
Vievee Francis: "Clarity"
3 min
134
Gregory Pardlo: "Giornata 4"
2 min
135
Tyree Daye: "The Lord's Corner"
2 min
136
R. A. Villanueva: "This dark is the same dark a...
3 min
137
Margo Berdeshevsky: "Somewhere Everywhere"
7 min
138
Vita Sackville-West: From "'The Land' [Shepherd...
6 min
139
A. A. Milne: "Furry Bear"
2 min
140
Malika Booker: "Jesus in the Wilderness"
5 min
141
Marie-Ovide Dorcely: "Sojourner"
3 min
142
Richard Scott: "Peridot"
4 min
143
Amanda Johnston: "Bogeymen"
1 min
144
Adam Wiedewitsch: "If Night You Were a City"
4 min
145
Emily Dickinson: "One Year ago—jots what? (296)"
4 min
146
Wilfred Owen: "Winter Song"
3 min
147
Guest Editor Interview: January 2024 Guest Edit...
15 min
148
Cal Bedient: "Expulsion"
4 min
149
Harryette Mullen: "Weathering Hate"
3 min
150
Lynn Xu: "[Sun-messenger]"
2 min