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
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
327
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
328
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
329
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
330
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
331
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
332
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
333
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
334
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
335
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
336
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
337
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min
338
Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson: "Winter"
5 min
339
Sir Walter Scott: From "The Lady of the Lake" C...
4 min
340
John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria: “Ling...
4 min
341
David Cruz and Anthony Geist: “Immigrants”
2 min
342
Shivanee Ramlochan: “The Meaning of Trees”
4 min
343
Rolando Kattan, Katherine M. Hedeen, and Víctor...
3 min
344
José Mármol and Eileen O’Connor: “Another April...
6 min
345
James Sacré and Youmna Chamieh: “One day writi...
2 min
346
Margaret Fuller: “Freedom and Truth”
2 min
347
Tu Fu translated by Marilyn Chin: “Song of My H...
6 min
348
Bejan Matur and Eleanor Wright: “As Though”
3 min
349
Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid: “In t...
3 min
350
Immanuel Mifsud and Ruth Ward: “Stone”
4 min