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
476
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
477
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
478
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
479
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
480
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
481
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
482
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
483
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
484
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
485
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
486
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
487
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
488
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
489
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
490
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
491
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
492
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
493
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
494
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
495
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
496
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
497
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
498
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
499
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
500
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min