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