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
126
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
127
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
128
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
129
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
130
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
131
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
132
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
133
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
134
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
135
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
136
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
137
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
138
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
139
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
140
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
141
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
142
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
143
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
144
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
145
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
146
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
147
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
148
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
149
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
150
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min