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
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
127
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
128
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
129
Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min
130
Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
131
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
132
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
133
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
134
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
135
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
136
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
137
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
138
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
139
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
140
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
141
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
142
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
143
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
144
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
145
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
146
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
147
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
148
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
149
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
150
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min