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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Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
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Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
403
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
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Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
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Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
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Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
407
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
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Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
409
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
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Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
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Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
412
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
413
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
414
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
415
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
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Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
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Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
418
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
419
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
420
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
421
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
422
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
423
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
424
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min
425
Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson: "Winter"
5 min