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