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
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
2
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
3
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
4
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
5
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
6
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
7
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
8
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
9
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
10
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
11
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
12
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
13
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
14
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
15
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
16
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
17
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
18
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min
19
Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson: "Winter"
5 min
20
Sir Walter Scott: From "The Lady of the Lake" C...
4 min
21
John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria: “Ling...
4 min
22
David Cruz and Anthony Geist: “Immigrants”
2 min
23
Shivanee Ramlochan: “The Meaning of Trees”
4 min
24
Rolando Kattan, Katherine M. Hedeen, and Víctor...
3 min
25
José Mármol and Eileen O’Connor: “Another April...
6 min