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.
1
Elise Paschen: "Aperture"
3 min
2
Alan Seeger: "Liebestod"
4 min
3
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "The Poet"
3 min
4
Alice Fulton: "Tough Zinnias"
4 min
5
Landis Grenville: "Homecoming"
3 min
6
Anthony Borruso: "Some Melodious Plot"
4 min
7
James Thomas Stevens: "To Hell Gate"
3 min
8
Anne Marie Rooney: "Abstraction"
2 min
9
Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son"
3 min
10
William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten"
2 min
11
Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Edi...
20 min
12
Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"
4 min
13
Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
14
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
15
Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
16
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
17
James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
18
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
19
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
20
Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min
21
Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
22
Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
23
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
24
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
25
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min