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