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
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
77
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
78
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
79
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
80
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
81
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
82
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
83
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
84
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
85
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
86
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
87
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
88
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
89
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
90
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
91
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
92
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
93
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
94
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
95
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
96
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
97
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
98
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
99
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
100
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min