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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
226
Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
227
Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
228
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
229
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
230
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
231
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
232
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
233
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
234
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
235
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
236
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
237
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
238
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
239
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
240
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
241
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
242
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
243
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
244
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
245
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
246
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
247
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
248
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
249
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
250
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min