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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Witter Bynner: "Madagascar [Opus 104]"
2 min
202
Chris Watkins: "The Sonnet in Drag"
3 min
203
Carol Moldaw: "What We Wanted"
4 min
204
Erin Marie Lynch: "Poshmark"
3 min
205
Rob Arnold: "Fourth of July"
3 min
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Elise Paschen: "Aperture"
3 min
207
Alan Seeger: "Liebestod"
4 min
208
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "The Poet"
3 min
209
Alice Fulton: "Tough Zinnias"
4 min
210
Landis Grenville: "Homecoming"
3 min
211
Anthony Borruso: "Some Melodious Plot"
4 min
212
James Thomas Stevens: "To Hell Gate"
3 min
213
Anne Marie Rooney: "Abstraction"
2 min
214
Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son"
3 min
215
William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten"
2 min
216
Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Edi...
20 min
217
Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"
4 min
218
Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
219
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
220
Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
221
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
222
James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
223
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
224
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
225
Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min