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
201
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
202
Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
203
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
204
Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min
205
Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
206
Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
207
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
208
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
209
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
210
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
211
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
212
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
213
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
214
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
215
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
216
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
217
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
218
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
219
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
220
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
221
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
222
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
223
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
224
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
225
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min