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
451
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
452
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
453
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
454
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
455
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
456
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
457
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
458
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
459
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
460
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
461
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
462
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
463
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
464
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
465
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
466
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
467
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
468
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
469
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
470
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
471
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
472
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
473
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
474
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
475
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min