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
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
352
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
353
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
354
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
355
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
356
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
357
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
358
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
359
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
360
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
361
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
362
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
363
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
364
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
365
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
366
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
367
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
368
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
369
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
370
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
371
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
372
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
373
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
374
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
375
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min