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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
51
Sara Teasdale: "Spring Night"
3 min
52
Gary Copeland Lilley: "War"
3 min
53
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
54
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
55
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
56
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
57
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
58
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
59
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
60
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
61
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
62
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
63
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
64
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
65
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
66
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
67
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
68
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
69
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
70
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
71
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
72
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
73
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
74
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
75
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min