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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Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
402
Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
403
Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
404
Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
405
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min
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Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”
2 min
407
Mike Tyler: “Palazzo Tartaruga”
2 min
408
Cortney Lamar Charleston: “Magnitude and Bond”
4 min
409
Lesyk Panasiuk: "A Wartime Dream," translated b...
2 min
410
Guest Editor Interview: April 2025 Guest Editor...
11 min
411
George Eliot: "Self and Life"
6 min
412
Scottie McKenzie Frasier: "The Things I Love"
2 min
413
Jessica Abughattas: "Failed Poems"
3 min
414
Brenda Hillman: "1951"
4 min
415
Donna Masini: "My Father Teaches Me to Play Sol...
3 min
416
Nicole Callihan: "Summer Elegy"
4 min
417
Josh Bell: "The War Against Birthdays"
2 min
418
Louise Imogen Guiney: "Spring"
2 min
419
Sara Teasdale: "Spring Night"
3 min
420
Gary Copeland Lilley: "War"
3 min
421
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
422
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
423
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
424
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
425
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min