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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Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
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Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
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Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
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Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
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Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
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Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
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Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
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Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
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Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
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Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 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
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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
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Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
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Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
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Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
570
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
571
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
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Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
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Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
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Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min