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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Carol Moldaw: "What We Wanted"
4 min
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Erin Marie Lynch: "Poshmark"
3 min
178
Rob Arnold: "Fourth of July"
3 min
179
Elise Paschen: "Aperture"
3 min
180
Alan Seeger: "Liebestod"
4 min
181
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "The Poet"
3 min
182
Alice Fulton: "Tough Zinnias"
4 min
183
Landis Grenville: "Homecoming"
3 min
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Anthony Borruso: "Some Melodious Plot"
4 min
185
James Thomas Stevens: "To Hell Gate"
3 min
186
Anne Marie Rooney: "Abstraction"
2 min
187
Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son"
3 min
188
William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten"
2 min
189
Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"
4 min
190
Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Edi...
20 min
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Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
192
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
193
Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
194
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
195
James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
196
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
197
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
198
Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min
199
Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
200
Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min