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
301
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
302
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
303
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
304
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
305
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
306
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
307
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
308
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
309
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
310
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
311
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
312
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
313
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
314
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
315
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
316
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
317
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
318
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
319
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
320
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
321
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
322
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
323
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
324
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
325
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min