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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Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
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Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
403
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
404
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
405
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
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Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
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Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
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Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
409
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
410
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
411
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
412
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
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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
416
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
417
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
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Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
419
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
420
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
421
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
422
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
423
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
424
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
425
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min