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
351
Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son"
3 min
352
William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten"
2 min
353
Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"
4 min
354
Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Edi...
20 min
355
Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
356
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
357
Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
358
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
359
James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
360
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
361
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
362
Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min
363
Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
364
Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
365
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
366
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
367
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
368
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
369
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
370
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
371
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
372
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
373
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
374
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
375
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min