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
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
152
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
153
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
154
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
155
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
156
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
157
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
158
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
159
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
160
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
161
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
162
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
163
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
164
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
165
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
166
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
167
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
168
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
169
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
170
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
171
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
172
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
173
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
174
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
175
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min