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
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
102
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
103
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
104
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
105
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
106
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
107
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
108
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
109
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
110
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
111
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
112
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
113
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
114
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
115
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
116
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
117
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
118
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
119
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
120
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
121
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
122
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
123
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
124
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
125
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min