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
401
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
402
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
403
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
404
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
405
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
406
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
407
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
408
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
409
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
410
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
411
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
412
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
413
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
414
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
415
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
416
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
417
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
418
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
419
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
420
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
421
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
422
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
423
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
424
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
425
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min