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.
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Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa: “The Wicked Lady”
2 min
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Guest Editor Interview: September 2025 Guest Ed...
13 min
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Lola Ridge: From “IV. The Stone” [The morning c...
4 min
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Léonie Adams: “Early Waking”
3 min
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Geoffrey Brock: “Goodbye”
2 min
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Atsuro Riley: “We Be Ludere”
1 min
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Ari Banias: “Task”
3 min
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Brian Tierney: “Catering”
4 min
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Cate Marvin: “The Truth”
2 min
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Sharon Olds: “Boxer Aria”
3 min
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Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy: “The Wolves”
4 min
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Wayne Miller: “Theological”
2 min
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Armen Davoudian: “Hot Springs”
2 min
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Paul Tran: “Eros”
4 min
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Aaron Smith: “I’m Dating a Man Who’s Married”
2 min
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D. A. Powell: “Rewilding”
2 min
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Fate”
4 min
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Alfred Kreymborg: “Those Everlasting Blues”
4 min
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Sandra Lim: “Cattiveria”
2 min
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Noah Warren: “Shuttle”
3 min
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Christian Gullette: “The Fates”
2 min
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Natalie Shapero: “Hansel or Gretel”
3 min
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Michael Dumanis: “Sehnsucht”
4 min
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Stanley Kunitz: “Passing Through”
3 min
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Li Bai: “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” ...
4 min