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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Josh Bell: "The War Against Birthdays"
2 min
527
Louise Imogen Guiney: "Spring"
2 min
528
Sara Teasdale: "Spring Night"
3 min
529
Gary Copeland Lilley: "War"
3 min
530
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
531
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
532
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
533
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
534
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
535
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
536
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
537
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
538
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
539
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
540
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
541
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
542
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
543
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
544
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
545
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
546
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
547
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
548
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
549
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
550
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min