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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Leonora Speyer: “Deep Sea Fishing”
2 min
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Wo Chan: “Roller Coaster, Lightning Storm”
2 min
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Diana Bellessi, translated by Leo Boix: “I Have...
10 min
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Luis Chaves, translated by Julia Guez: “The Bri...
5 min
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Nicole Cecilia Delgado, translated by Carina de...
6 min
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Hajjar Baban: “LOW FLYING PLANES” [From metal a...
2 min
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George Gordon Byron: “Song for the Luddites”
3 min
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H. J. Massingham: “To Don Quixote”
2 min
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Margaret Rhee: “LETTER VII: Remember to Breathe”
3 min
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Lucas de Lima: “[earth & blood & mining dam-bur...
2 min
36
Yesenia Montilla: “Contemplations While Holding...
3 min
37
Samuel Ace: “On the far side of pleasure”
2 min
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Circe Maia, translated by Jesse Lee Kercheval: ...
2 min
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D. H. Lawrence: “The Mosquito Knows”
2 min
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Robert Penn Warren: “Prophecy”
2 min
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S. Brook Corfman: “Lake Michigan II”
3 min
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Janel Pineda: “How to Take a Life”
3 min
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Wingston González, translated by Urayoán Noel: ...
5 min
44
Guest Editor Interview: July 2026 Guest Editor ...
14 min
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Fatimah Asghar: “[i love them still]”
3 min
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Angel Nafis: “I Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Su...
3 min
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Robert Graves: “1915”
3 min
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Ezra Pound: “Meditatio”
2 min
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D’mani Thomas: “for goldfish that remember seaw...
3 min
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Jos Charles: “A Song” [I was want]
3 min