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
Victor Hugo: “Truth”
7 min
2
Keith S. Wilson: “there aren’t enough idioms ab...
2 min
3
Andrea Rexilius: “The Way the Language Was”
2 min
4
Bettina Judd: “A Poem about Home”
3 min
5
DaMaris B. Hill: “Come. Pray. Know”
3 min
6
Guest Editor Interview: July 2025 Guest Editor ...
16 min
7
Anahita Monfared: “The Manic Depressive’s Alpha...
6 min
8
Sappho: “[It was summer when I found you]”
2 min
9
Lord Alfred Douglas: “Wine of Summer”
6 min
10
Anja Mei-Ping Kuipers: “After a Rochester Wedding”
3 min
11
francine j. harris: “There are inanimate things...
3 min
12
DéLana R. A. Dameron: “When Mama died, I lost m...
3 min
13
C. Russell Price: “I Decide to Tell Ghost Cowbo...
2 min
14
Yalie Saweda Kamara: “Trim”
2 min
15
Louise Bogan: “The Alchemist”
2 min
16
Mikhail Kuzmin: “Night Was Done”
3 min
17
Hílda Davis: “Pilate ponders where she belongs”
2 min
18
Jari Bradley: “You Can Light a Fire Without a M...
4 min
19
Airea D. Matthews: “Altitude”
2 min
20
Logan February: “I Woke You with Wagner,”
3 min
21
Kaveh Akbar: “Love Poem with Tumor and Petrifie...
3 min
22
Jericho Brown: “Reunion Tour”
2 min
23
John Berryman: “The Possessed”
4 min
24
Wes Matthews: “Immortality”
3 min
25
Jen DeGregorio: “No Isms Except Neologism”
4 min