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
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
377
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
378
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
379
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
380
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
381
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
382
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
383
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
384
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
385
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
386
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
387
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
388
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
389
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
390
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
391
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
392
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
393
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
394
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
395
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
396
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
397
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
398
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
399
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
400
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min