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
226
Louise Imogen Guiney: "Spring"
2 min
227
Sara Teasdale: "Spring Night"
3 min
228
Gary Copeland Lilley: "War"
3 min
229
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
230
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
231
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
232
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
233
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
234
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
235
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
236
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
237
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
238
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
239
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
240
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
241
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
242
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
243
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
244
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
245
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
246
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
247
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
248
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
249
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
250
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min