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
76
David Maduli: “alameda point”
3 min
77
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: “From the ‘Khamriyyah’ [There is ...
4 min
78
Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
79
Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
80
Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
81
Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
82
Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
83
Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
84
Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
85
Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
86
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min
87
Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”
2 min
88
Mike Tyler: “Palazzo Tartaruga”
2 min
89
Cortney Lamar Charleston: “Magnitude and Bond”
4 min
90
Lesyk Panasiuk: "A Wartime Dream," translated b...
2 min
91
Guest Editor Interview: April 2025 Guest Editor...
11 min
92
George Eliot: "Self and Life"
6 min
93
Scottie McKenzie Frasier: "The Things I Love"
2 min
94
Jessica Abughattas: "Failed Poems"
3 min
95
Brenda Hillman: "1951"
4 min
96
Donna Masini: "My Father Teaches Me to Play Sol...
3 min
97
Nicole Callihan: "Summer Elegy"
4 min
98
Josh Bell: "The War Against Birthdays"
2 min
99
Louise Imogen Guiney: "Spring"
2 min
100
Sara Teasdale: "Spring Night"
3 min