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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Erin Marie Lynch: "Poshmark"
3 min
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Rob Arnold: "Fourth of July"
3 min
128
Elise Paschen: "Aperture"
3 min
129
Alan Seeger: "Liebestod"
4 min
130
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "The Poet"
3 min
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Alice Fulton: "Tough Zinnias"
4 min
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Landis Grenville: "Homecoming"
3 min
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Anthony Borruso: "Some Melodious Plot"
4 min
134
James Thomas Stevens: "To Hell Gate"
3 min
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Anne Marie Rooney: "Abstraction"
2 min
136
Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son"
3 min
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William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten"
2 min
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Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"
4 min
139
Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Edi...
20 min
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Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
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Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
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Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
143
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
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James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
145
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
146
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
147
Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min
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Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
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Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
150
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min