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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David Campos: "Kiss. Baptism."
3 min
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Wana Udobang: "Dissonance"
3 min
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Tyree Daye: "Again"
2 min
279
Gabeba Baderoon: "Background, or, How to Look a...
8 min
280
Sadia Hassan: "Anti-Elegy"
2 min
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Leonard Bacon: "Critic"
2 min
282
Bryher: "In Exile"
2 min
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Niki Herd: "Monkeys & Shows"
5 min
284
Matthew Shenoda: "The Pigeons Rose from the Flo...
3 min
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Tara Betts: "At the BBQ Spot"
3 min
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Mahtem Shiferraw: "Beastly"
3 min
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A. Van Jordan: "1999"
3 min
288
Langston Hughes: "Sun Song"
2 min
289
Guest Editor Interview: February 2026 Guest Edi...
25 min
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Dulcie Deamer: "The Dreamer"
4 min
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Marlanda Dekine: "Memory Poem"
2 min
292
K. A. Hays: “‘Artificial neurons can be trained...
4 min
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Shara Lessley: "Sisyphus"
2 min
294
Canese Jarboe: “Alternate Endings to Shania Twa...
3 min
295
Kimberly Quiogue Andrews: "Poem in Which the Po...
4 min
296
Henry Howard: "So Cruel Prison"
6 min
297
H. P. Lovecraft: From "Fungi of Yuggoth" [XIV. ...
3 min
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Amy M. Alvarez: "Burn Out"
3 min
299
Iain Haley Pollock: "[And I return to the field]"
4 min
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Natalie Scenters-Zapico: "Aura"
3 min