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
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
452
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
453
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
454
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
455
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
456
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
457
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
458
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
459
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
460
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
461
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
462
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
463
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
464
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
465
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
466
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
467
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
468
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
469
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
470
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
471
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
472
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
473
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
474
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
475
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min