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
351
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
352
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
353
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
354
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
355
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
356
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
357
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
358
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
359
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
360
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
361
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
362
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
363
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
364
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
365
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
366
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
367
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
368
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
369
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
370
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
371
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
372
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
373
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
374
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
375
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min