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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Andrea Rexilius: “The Way the Language Was”
2 min
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Bettina Judd: “A Poem about Home”
3 min
178
DaMaris B. Hill: “Come. Pray. Know”
3 min
179
Anahita Monfared: “The Manic Depressive’s Alpha...
6 min
180
Guest Editor Interview: July 2025 Guest Editor ...
16 min
181
Sappho: “[It was summer when I found you]”
2 min
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Lord Alfred Douglas: “Wine of Summer”
6 min
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Anja Mei-Ping Kuipers: “After a Rochester Wedding”
3 min
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francine j. harris: “There are inanimate things...
3 min
185
DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost m...
3 min
186
C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowbo...
2 min
187
Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”
2 min
188
Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”
2 min
189
Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
190
Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
191
Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
192
Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
193
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
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Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
195
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
196
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
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Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
198
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
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Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
200
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min