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
Gary Copeland Lilley: "War"
3 min
77
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
78
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
79
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
80
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
81
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
82
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
83
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
84
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
85
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
86
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
87
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
88
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
89
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
90
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
91
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
92
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
93
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
94
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
95
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
96
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
97
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
98
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
99
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
100
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min