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.
1
Anahita Monfared: “The Manic Depressive’s Alpha...
6 min
2
Guest Editor Interview: July 2025 Guest Editor ...
16 min
3
Sappho: “[It was summer when I found you]”
2 min
4
Lord Alfred Douglas: “Wine of Summer”
6 min
5
Anja Mei-Ping Kuipers: “After a Rochester Wedding”
3 min
6
francine j. harris: “There are inanimate things...
3 min
7
DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost m...
3 min
8
C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowbo...
2 min
9
Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”
2 min
10
Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”
2 min
11
Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
12
Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
13
Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
14
Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
15
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
16
Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
17
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
18
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
19
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
20
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min
21
Fatima Malik: “Critique of My Thighs”
2 min
22
Stephanie Colwell: “Livestreaming My Grandfathe...
3 min
23
Mckendy Fils-Aime: “on superstitions”
2 min
24
Witter Bynner: “Beyond a Mountain”
3 min
25
Vita Sackville-West: “Song: Let Us Go Back”
2 min