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.
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Bettina Judd: “A Poem about Home”
3 min
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DaMaris B. Hill: “Come. Pray. Know”
3 min
103
Guest Editor Interview: July 2025 Guest Editor ...
16 min
104
Anahita Monfared: “The Manic Depressive’s Alpha...
6 min
105
Sappho: “[It was summer when I found you]”
2 min
106
Lord Alfred Douglas: “Wine of Summer”
6 min
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Anja Mei-Ping Kuipers: “After a Rochester Wedding”
3 min
108
francine j. harris: “There are inanimate things...
3 min
109
DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost m...
3 min
110
C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowbo...
2 min
111
Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”
2 min
112
Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”
2 min
113
Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
114
Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
115
Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
116
Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
117
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
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Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
119
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
120
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
121
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
122
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
123
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
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Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
125
Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min