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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Witter Bynner: "Madagascar [Opus 104]"
2 min
127
Chris Watkins: "The Sonnet in Drag"
3 min
128
Carol Moldaw: "What We Wanted"
4 min
129
Erin Marie Lynch: "Poshmark"
3 min
130
Rob Arnold: "Fourth of July"
3 min
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Elise Paschen: "Aperture"
3 min
132
Alan Seeger: "Liebestod"
4 min
133
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "The Poet"
3 min
134
Alice Fulton: "Tough Zinnias"
4 min
135
Landis Grenville: "Homecoming"
3 min
136
Anthony Borruso: "Some Melodious Plot"
4 min
137
James Thomas Stevens: "To Hell Gate"
3 min
138
Anne Marie Rooney: "Abstraction"
2 min
139
Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son"
3 min
140
William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten"
2 min
141
Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Edi...
20 min
142
Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"
4 min
143
Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
144
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
145
Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
146
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
147
James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
148
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
149
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
150
Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min