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