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
376
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
377
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
378
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
379
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
380
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
381
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
382
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
383
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
384
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
385
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
386
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
387
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
388
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
389
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
390
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
391
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
392
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
393
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
394
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
395
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
396
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
397
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
398
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
399
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
400
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min