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