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.
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Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
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Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
178
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
179
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
180
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
181
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
182
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
183
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
184
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
185
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
186
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
187
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
188
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
189
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
190
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
191
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
192
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min
193
Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor...
13 min
194
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein...
7 min
195
Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"
3 min
196
Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of...
5 min
197
Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"
2 min
198
Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"
3 min
199
Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"
2 min
200
Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"
3 min