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
626
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
627
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
628
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
629
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
630
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
631
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
632
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
633
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
634
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
635
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
636
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
637
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
638
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
639
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
640
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
641
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
642
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
643
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
644
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
645
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
646
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
647
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
648
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
649
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
650
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min