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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Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
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Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
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Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
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Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
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Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
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Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
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Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
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Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
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Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
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Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
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Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
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Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
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Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
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Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
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Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
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W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
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Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
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Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
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Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
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Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
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MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
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Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
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William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
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Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min