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
576
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
577
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
578
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
579
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
580
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
581
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
582
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
583
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
584
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
585
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
586
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
587
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
588
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
589
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
590
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
591
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
592
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
593
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
594
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
595
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
596
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
597
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
598
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
599
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
600
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min