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
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
302
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
303
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
304
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
305
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
306
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
307
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
308
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
309
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
310
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
311
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
312
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
313
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
314
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
315
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
316
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min
317
Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson: "Winter"
5 min
318
Sir Walter Scott: From "The Lady of the Lake" C...
4 min
319
John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria: “Ling...
4 min
320
David Cruz and Anthony Geist: “Immigrants”
2 min
321
Shivanee Ramlochan: “The Meaning of Trees”
4 min
322
Rolando Kattan, Katherine M. Hedeen, and Víctor...
3 min
323
José Mármol and Eileen O’Connor: “Another April...
6 min
324
James Sacré and Youmna Chamieh: “One day writi...
2 min
325
Margaret Fuller: “Freedom and Truth”
2 min