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
326
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
327
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
328
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
329
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
330
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
331
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
332
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
333
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
334
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
335
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
336
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
337
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
338
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
339
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
340
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
341
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
342
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
343
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
344
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
345
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
346
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
347
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
348
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
349
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
350
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min