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.
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Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
502
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
503
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
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Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
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Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
506
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
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Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
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Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
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Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
510
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
511
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
512
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
513
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
514
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
515
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
516
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
517
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
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Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
519
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
520
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
521
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
522
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
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Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
524
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
525
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min