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
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"
3 min
202
Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"
4 min
203
Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"
2 min
204
Kevin Young: "Mantle"
2 min
205
William Rose Benét: "The City"
5 min
206
Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"
2 min
207
Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"
3 min
208
Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"
2 min
209
Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"
3 min
210
Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"
2 min
211
Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"
4 min
212
Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"
3 min
213
Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"
3 min
214
Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"
2 min
215
Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”
3 min
216
Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"
6 min
217
P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"
2 min
218
Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán,...
1 min
219
Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"
3 min
220
Robert Bridges: "January"
3 min
221
Michael Hettich: "The Angels"
3 min
222
Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"
4 min
223
William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shin...
3 min
224
Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"
4 min
225
Regie Cabico: "Morning After The Election"
3 min