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
401
Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
402
Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
403
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
404
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
405
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
406
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
407
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
408
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
409
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
410
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
411
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
412
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
413
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
414
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
415
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
416
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
417
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
418
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
419
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
420
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
421
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
422
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
423
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
424
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
425
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min