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
101
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
102
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
103
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
104
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
105
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
106
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
107
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
108
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
109
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
110
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
111
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
112
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
113
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
114
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
115
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
116
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
117
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
118
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
119
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
120
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
121
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
122
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
123
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
124
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
125
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min