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 Cohen: “Pastime ”
2 min
2
Gertrude Stein: “Tender Buttons [Breakfast]”
8 min
3
Vachel Lindsay: “Meeting Ourselves”
3 min
4
Taylor Byas: “I begin the day thinking”
2 min
5
Guest Editor Interview: August 2025 Guest Edito...
21 min
6
Samantha Thornhill: “38. Shedding the Old”
3 min
7
Lauren K. Alleyne: “Gift”
3 min
8
Mary Jo Bang: “Madonna Overview”
3 min
9
L. Lamar Wilson: “Lauren Oya Olamina Explains E...
4 min
10
Philip Levine: “Breath”
4 min
11
Else Lasker-Schüler: “Sphinx”
2 min
12
Jeffrey Pethybridge: “Note on Method”
5 min
13
Adrian Matejka: “16 Bars Poetica”
2 min
14
Kiki Petrosino: From “De Jure Sanguinis”
2 min
15
Fiona Templeton: “Why Say That”
3 min
16
Elisa Gabbert: “The Bridge”
2 min
17
Rainer Maria Rilke: “Put Out My Eyes”
2 min
18
Charles Baudelaire: “Obsession”
3 min
19
CM Burroughs: “One Way To Resurrect An Ancestor”
2 min
20
Christian Campbell: “My Grandmother’s Love Lett...
3 min
21
Kyla Marshell: “Somewhere Swimming”
2 min
22
Tommye Blount: “Karl Lagerfeld’s line of beauty”
4 min
23
Jzl Jmz: “Drenched in Reflection”
2 min
24
Adrienne Rich: “This Evening Let’s”
4 min
25
Pierre Dupont: “A Serenade”
2 min