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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
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Saeed Jones: “Self-Portrait as Hereboy, Sethe’s...
2 min
27
Andrea Cohen: “Pastime ”
2 min
28
Gertrude Stein: “Tender Buttons [Breakfast]”
8 min
29
Vachel Lindsay: “Meeting Ourselves”
3 min
30
Taylor Byas: “I begin the day thinking”
2 min
31
Samantha Thornhill: “38. Shedding the Old”
3 min
32
Guest Editor Interview: August 2025 Guest Edito...
21 min
33
Lauren K. Alleyne: “Gift”
3 min
34
Mary Jo Bang: “Madonna Overview”
3 min
35
L. Lamar Wilson: “Lauren Oya Olamina Explains E...
4 min
36
Philip Levine: “Breath”
4 min
37
Else Lasker-Schüler: “Sphinx”
2 min
38
Jeffrey Pethybridge: “Note on Method”
5 min
39
Adrian Matejka: “16 Bars Poetica”
2 min
40
Kiki Petrosino: From “De Jure Sanguinis”
2 min
41
Fiona Templeton: “Why Say That”
3 min
42
Elisa Gabbert: “The Bridge”
2 min
43
Rainer Maria Rilke: “Put Out My Eyes”
2 min
44
Charles Baudelaire: “Obsession”
3 min
45
CM Burroughs: “One Way To Resurrect An Ancestor”
2 min
46
Christian Campbell: “My Grandmother’s Love Lett...
3 min
47
Kyla Marshell: “Somewhere Swimming”
2 min
48
Tommye Blount: “Karl Lagerfeld’s line of beauty”
4 min
49
Jzl Jmz: “Drenched in Reflection”
2 min
50
Adrienne Rich: “This Evening Let’s”
4 min