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
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
202
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
203
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
204
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
205
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
206
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
207
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
208
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
209
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
210
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
211
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
212
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min
213
Guest Editor Interview: January 2025 Guest Edit...
13 min
214
D. H. Lawrence: "New Year’s Eve"
3 min
215
Mary Weston Fordham: "Passing of the Old Year"
4 min
216
Bob Holman: "Scotty and the Rib Tips"
4 min
217
Edwin Torres: "túmba la caña jibarito"
4 min
218
Myrna Nieves: "My Dead Relatives"
4 min
219
Urayoán Noel: "sueño convulso (seizure dream)"
5 min
220
Nancy Mercado: "2020 A Year to Forget"
2 min
221
Alberto Ríos: "Christmas on the Border, 1929"
6 min
222
Charlotte Brontë: "Winter Stores"
4 min
223
Sheila Maldonado: "herederos de cero"
3 min
224
David Henderson: "Blues Franchise"
4 min
225
Andrei Codrescu: "my yoga teacher kassandra"
2 min