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
376
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
377
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
378
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
379
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
380
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
381
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
382
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
383
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
384
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
385
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
386
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min
387
Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson: "Winter"
5 min
388
Sir Walter Scott: From "The Lady of the Lake" C...
4 min
389
John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria: “Ling...
4 min
390
David Cruz and Anthony Geist: “Immigrants”
2 min
391
Shivanee Ramlochan: “The Meaning of Trees”
4 min
392
Rolando Kattan, Katherine M. Hedeen, and Víctor...
3 min
393
José Mármol and Eileen O’Connor: “Another April...
6 min
394
James Sacré and Youmna Chamieh: “One day writi...
2 min
395
Margaret Fuller: “Freedom and Truth”
2 min
396
Tu Fu translated by Marilyn Chin: “Song of My H...
6 min
397
Bejan Matur and Eleanor Wright: “As Though”
3 min
398
Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid: “In t...
3 min
399
Immanuel Mifsud and Ruth Ward: “Stone”
4 min
400
Yolanda Castaño and Samantha Schnee: “Wheel of ...
5 min