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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David Maduli: “alameda point”
3 min
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Ibn al-Fāriḍ: “From the ‘Khamriyyah’ [There is ...
4 min
453
Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
454
Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
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Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
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Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
457
Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
458
Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
459
Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
460
Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
461
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min
462
Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”
2 min
463
Mike Tyler: “Palazzo Tartaruga”
2 min
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Cortney Lamar Charleston: “Magnitude and Bond”
4 min
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Guest Editor Interview: April 2025 Guest Editor...
11 min
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Lesyk Panasiuk: "A Wartime Dream," translated b...
2 min
467
George Eliot: "Self and Life"
6 min
468
Scottie McKenzie Frasier: "The Things I Love"
2 min
469
Jessica Abughattas: "Failed Poems"
3 min
470
Brenda Hillman: "1951"
4 min
471
Donna Masini: "My Father Teaches Me to Play Sol...
3 min
472
Nicole Callihan: "Summer Elegy"
4 min
473
Josh Bell: "The War Against Birthdays"
2 min
474
Louise Imogen Guiney: "Spring"
2 min
475
Sara Teasdale: "Spring Night"
3 min