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
326
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
327
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
328
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
329
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
330
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
331
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
332
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
333
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
334
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
335
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
336
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
337
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
338
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
339
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
340
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
341
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
342
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
343
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
344
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
345
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
346
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
347
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
348
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
349
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
350
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min