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.
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Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”
3 min
202
Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"
3 min
203
Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Edi...
23 min
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Catherine Bowman: "Pears"
3 min
205
James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"
1 min
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Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"
2 min
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Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the g...
8 min
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Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"
4 min
209
Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"
2 min
210
Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"
3 min
211
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
212
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
213
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
214
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
215
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
216
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
217
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
218
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
219
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
220
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
221
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
222
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
223
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
224
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
225
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min