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
151
Gary Copeland Lilley: "War"
3 min
152
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
153
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
154
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
155
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
156
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
157
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
158
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
159
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
160
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
161
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
162
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
163
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
164
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
165
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
166
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
167
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
168
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
169
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
170
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
171
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
172
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
173
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
174
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
175
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min