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.

Books
151
Anne Brontë: "Night"
3 min
152
Lisa Bickmore: "flit [sparrow]"
3 min
153
Kimberly Blaeser: "Postures of Devotion"
7 min
154
Annie Wenstrup: "Lodestone"
4 min
155
Lance Larsen: "To My Daughter's Dead Name"
3 min
156
Trish Hopkinson: "Clutch"
3 min
157
Washington Matthews: "Song 'A'"
3 min
158
Witter Bynner: "Madagascar [Opus 104]"
2 min
159
Chris Watkins: "The Sonnet in Drag"
3 min
160
Carol Moldaw: "What We Wanted"
4 min
161
Erin Marie Lynch: "Poshmark"
3 min
162
Rob Arnold: "Fourth of July"
3 min
163
Elise Paschen: "Aperture"
3 min
164
Alan Seeger: "Liebestod"
4 min
165
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "The Poet"
3 min
166
Alice Fulton: "Tough Zinnias"
4 min
167
Landis Grenville: "Homecoming"
3 min
168
Anthony Borruso: "Some Melodious Plot"
4 min
169
James Thomas Stevens: "To Hell Gate"
3 min
170
Anne Marie Rooney: "Abstraction"
2 min
171
Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son"
3 min
172
William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten"
2 min
173
Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"
4 min
174
Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Edi...
20 min
175
Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min