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Dear Reader,

When you read Poem-a-Day you are sharing in practice what Academy Chancellor Marie Howe calls an “act of transformation,” glimpsing at “evidence of the hunger for articulated meaning.”

By inviting us to examine both ourselves more deeply and our relationships with, and our responsibilities to, each other, poems offer us new language to find truth.

As a devoted member of the Poem-a-Day community, I hope you will help support the series in the year ahead. There’s no other poetry series publishing 260 new poems annually, shared free-of-charge with millions of readers worldwide, via email and podcast, and across social media.

As a nonprofit organization, we can’t publish and distribute Poem-a-Day without your help—from production costs to paying the Guest Editors and featured poets. We rely on readers like you.

Please take a moment now to support Poem-a-Day in the year ahead.

With heartfelt appreciation,

Ricardo Alberto Maldonado
President and Executive Director
Academy of American Poets

P.S. In appreciation for all gifts over $50, we are excited to send you a set of twelve poetry prints featuring our 2024 Poem-a-Day Guest Editors. Get yours today!