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
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
302
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
303
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
304
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
305
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
306
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
307
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
308
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
309
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
310
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
311
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
312
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
313
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
314
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
315
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
316
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
317
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
318
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
319
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
320
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
321
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
322
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
323
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
324
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
325
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min