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
426
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
427
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
428
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
429
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
430
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
431
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
432
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
433
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
434
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
435
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
436
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
437
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
438
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
439
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
440
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
441
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
442
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
443
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
444
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
445
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
446
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
447
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
448
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
449
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
450
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min