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
176
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
177
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
178
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
179
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
180
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
181
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
182
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
183
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
184
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
185
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
186
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
187
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
188
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
189
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
190
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min
191
Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"
2 min
192
Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Po...
3 min
193
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"
2 min
194
Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should...
3 min
195
W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"
3 min
196
Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"
6 min
197
Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"
3 min
198
Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"
3 min
199
Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"
4 min
200
Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"
2 min