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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Washington Matthews: "Song 'A'"
3 min
152
Witter Bynner: "Madagascar [Opus 104]"
2 min
153
Chris Watkins: "The Sonnet in Drag"
3 min
154
Carol Moldaw: "What We Wanted"
4 min
155
Erin Marie Lynch: "Poshmark"
3 min
156
Rob Arnold: "Fourth of July"
3 min
157
Elise Paschen: "Aperture"
3 min
158
Alan Seeger: "Liebestod"
4 min
159
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "The Poet"
3 min
160
Alice Fulton: "Tough Zinnias"
4 min
161
Landis Grenville: "Homecoming"
3 min
162
Anthony Borruso: "Some Melodious Plot"
4 min
163
James Thomas Stevens: "To Hell Gate"
3 min
164
Anne Marie Rooney: "Abstraction"
2 min
165
Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son"
3 min
166
William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten"
2 min
167
Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"
4 min
168
Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Edi...
20 min
169
Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
170
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
171
Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
172
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
173
James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
174
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
175
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min