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
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
477
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
478
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
479
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
480
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
481
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
482
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
483
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
484
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
485
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
486
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
487
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
488
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
489
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
490
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
491
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
492
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
493
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
494
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
495
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
496
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
497
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
498
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
499
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
500
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min