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
251
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
252
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
253
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
254
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
255
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
256
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
257
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
258
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
259
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
260
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
261
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
262
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
263
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
264
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
265
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
266
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
267
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
268
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
269
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
270
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
271
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
272
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
273
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
274
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
275
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min