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
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
127
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
128
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
129
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
130
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
131
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
132
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
133
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
134
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
135
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
136
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
137
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
138
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
139
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
140
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
141
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
142
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
143
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
144
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min
145
MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "
3 min
146
Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"
2 min
147
William Moore: "Expectancy"
3 min
148
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"
3 min
149
Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"
3 min
150
Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"
3 min