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
Andrea Rexilius: “The Way the Language Was”
2 min
327
Bettina Judd: “A Poem about Home”
3 min
328
DaMaris B. Hill: “Come. Pray. Know”
3 min
329
Guest Editor Interview: July 2025 Guest Editor ...
16 min
330
Anahita Monfared: “The Manic Depressive’s Alpha...
6 min
331
Sappho: “[It was summer when I found you]”
2 min
332
Lord Alfred Douglas: “Wine of Summer”
6 min
333
Anja Mei-Ping Kuipers: “After a Rochester Wedding”
3 min
334
francine j. harris: “There are inanimate things...
3 min
335
DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost m...
3 min
336
C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowbo...
2 min
337
Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”
2 min
338
Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”
2 min
339
Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
340
Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
341
Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
342
Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
343
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
344
Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
345
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
346
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
347
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
348
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
349
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
350
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min