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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Rob Arnold: "Fourth of July"
3 min
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Elise Paschen: "Aperture"
3 min
253
Alan Seeger: "Liebestod"
4 min
254
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "The Poet"
3 min
255
Alice Fulton: "Tough Zinnias"
4 min
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Landis Grenville: "Homecoming"
3 min
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Anthony Borruso: "Some Melodious Plot"
4 min
258
James Thomas Stevens: "To Hell Gate"
3 min
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Anne Marie Rooney: "Abstraction"
2 min
260
Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son"
3 min
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William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten"
2 min
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Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"
4 min
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Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Edi...
20 min
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Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
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Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
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Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
267
Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
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James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
269
James Joyce: "III"
3 min
270
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
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Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min
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Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
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Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
274
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
275
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min