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.
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Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
402
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
403
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
404
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
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Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
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Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
407
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
408
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
409
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
410
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
411
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
412
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
413
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
414
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
415
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
416
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
417
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
418
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
419
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
420
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
421
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
422
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
423
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
424
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
425
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min