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 Genevieve Shubeck. 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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Annie Wenstrup: "Lodestone"
4 min
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Lance Larsen: "To My Daughter's Dead Name"
3 min
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Trish Hopkinson: "Clutch"
3 min
129
Washington Matthews: "Song 'A'"
3 min
130
Witter Bynner: "Madagascar [Opus 104]"
2 min
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Chris Watkins: "The Sonnet in Drag"
3 min
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Carol Moldaw: "What We Wanted"
4 min
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Erin Marie Lynch: "Poshmark"
3 min
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Rob Arnold: "Fourth of July"
3 min
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Elise Paschen: "Aperture"
3 min
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Alan Seeger: "Liebestod"
4 min
137
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "The Poet"
3 min
138
Alice Fulton: "Tough Zinnias"
4 min
139
Landis Grenville: "Homecoming"
3 min
140
Anthony Borruso: "Some Melodious Plot"
4 min
141
James Thomas Stevens: "To Hell Gate"
3 min
142
Anne Marie Rooney: "Abstraction"
2 min
143
Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son"
3 min
144
William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten"
2 min
145
Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Edi...
20 min
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Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"
4 min
147
Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
148
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
149
Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
150
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min