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 Genevieve Shubeck. 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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Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
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Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
278
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
279
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
280
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
281
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
282
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
283
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
284
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
285
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
286
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
287
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
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Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
289
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
290
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
291
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
292
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
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Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
294
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
295
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
296
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
299
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
300
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min