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.

Books
301
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
302
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
303
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
304
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
305
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
306
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
307
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
308
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
309
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
310
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
311
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
312
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
313
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
314
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
315
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
316
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
317
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
318
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
319
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
320
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
321
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
322
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
323
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
324
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
325
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min