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
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
352
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
353
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
354
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
355
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
356
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
357
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
358
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
359
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
360
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
361
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
362
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
363
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
364
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
365
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
366
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
367
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
368
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
369
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
370
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
371
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
372
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
373
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
374
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
375
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min