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
Scottie McKenzie Frasier: "The Things I Love"
2 min
102
Jessica Abughattas: "Failed Poems"
3 min
103
Brenda Hillman: "1951"
4 min
104
Donna Masini: "My Father Teaches Me to Play Sol...
3 min
105
Nicole Callihan: "Summer Elegy"
4 min
106
Josh Bell: "The War Against Birthdays"
2 min
107
Louise Imogen Guiney: "Spring"
2 min
108
Sara Teasdale: "Spring Night"
3 min
109
Gary Copeland Lilley: "War"
3 min
110
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
111
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
112
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
113
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
114
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
115
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
116
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
117
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
118
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
119
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
120
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
121
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
122
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
123
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
124
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
125
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min