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
Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
352
Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
353
Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
354
Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
355
Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
356
Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
357
Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
358
Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
359
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min
360
Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”
2 min
361
Mike Tyler: “Palazzo Tartaruga”
2 min
362
Cortney Lamar Charleston: “Magnitude and Bond”
4 min
363
Lesyk Panasiuk: "A Wartime Dream," translated b...
2 min
364
Guest Editor Interview: April 2025 Guest Editor...
11 min
365
George Eliot: "Self and Life"
6 min
366
Scottie McKenzie Frasier: "The Things I Love"
2 min
367
Jessica Abughattas: "Failed Poems"
3 min
368
Brenda Hillman: "1951"
4 min
369
Donna Masini: "My Father Teaches Me to Play Sol...
3 min
370
Nicole Callihan: "Summer Elegy"
4 min
371
Josh Bell: "The War Against Birthdays"
2 min
372
Louise Imogen Guiney: "Spring"
2 min
373
Sara Teasdale: "Spring Night"
3 min
374
Gary Copeland Lilley: "War"
3 min
375
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min