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
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
477
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
478
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
479
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
480
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
481
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
482
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
483
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
484
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
485
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
486
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
487
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
488
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
489
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
490
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
491
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
492
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
493
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
494
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
495
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
496
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
497
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
498
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
499
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
500
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min