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
151
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
152
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
153
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
154
Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min
155
Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
156
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
157
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
158
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
159
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
160
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
161
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
162
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
163
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
164
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
165
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
166
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
167
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
168
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
169
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
170
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
171
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
172
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
173
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
174
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
175
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min