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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Sara Teasdale: “Song at Capri”
2 min
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Ada Limón: “Dusk After Your Passing”
4 min
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Randall Mann: “Five Murders”
3 min
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Monica Sok: “The Monk”
3 min
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Marcus Wicker: “How to Continue Loving the Worl...
3 min
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Jameson Fitzpatrick: “Refrain”
3 min
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John Keats: “The Human Seasons”
3 min
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Arthur Conan Doyle: “A Tragedy”
3 min
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Tracy K. Smith: “Não, João”
5 min
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Adrian Matejka: “Record Player”
2 min
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Elizabeth Metzger: “Wake Turbulence”
3 min
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Chen Chen: “An Evening Discussion”
3 min
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Meghan O’Rourke: “Erasers”
3 min
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W. B. Yeats: “No Second Troy”
2 min
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Archibald MacLeish: “Sonnet”
3 min
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Leslie Sainz: "[There are forces that twist the...
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: August 2026 Guest Edito...
24 min
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Charif Shanahan: “Song”
1 min
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Marwa Helal: "[the river]"
3 min
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Kimberly Reyes: "The Storm Surge, 1981–1992"
3 min
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Emily Jungmin Yoon: "After My First Breakup, My...
4 min
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Divya Victor: "40 Feet from Nowhere"
3 min
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Alfred Kreymborg: “Dirge”
3 min
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Gerard Manley Hopkins: “Spring and Fall”
3 min
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Daniel Borzutzky: “Heave Sonnet #241117”
3 min