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
551
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
552
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
553
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
554
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
555
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
556
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
557
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
558
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
559
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
560
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
561
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
562
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
563
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
564
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
565
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
566
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
567
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
568
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
569
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
570
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
571
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
572
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
573
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
574
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
575
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min