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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Tim Earley: "Vacation Bible School"
4 min
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Samuel Beckett: "Whoroscope"
7 min
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E. E. Cummings: From "Puella Mea" [Through the ...
2 min
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Adam Giannelli: "Alliterative Autobiography"
5 min
30
Jenny Johnson: "Queer Trivia Night"
6 min
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Jacob Shores-Argüello: "The Names of Grasses"
3 min
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Sara Nicholson: "What Ails Me"
3 min
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Gary Jackson: "Chickens"
3 min
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W. H. Auden: "II" [Doom is dark and deeper than...
3 min
35
André Fontainas, translated by Jethro Bithell: ...
3 min
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J. Bailey Hutchinson: "Megaloceros"
3 min
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Austin Araujo: "Burning Candle"
3 min
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Carlina Duan: "I Face East (Ars Poetica)"
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: January 2026 Guest Edit...
14 min
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Sara Abou Rashed: "Gaza I"
3 min
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Deema K. Shehabi: "Solstice Pantoum"
3 min
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Oscar Wilde: "Le Jardin des Tuileries"
2 min
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Mary Shelley: "Stanzas" [How like a star you ro...
3 min
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T. J. Anderson III: "Pollinator"
5 min
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Roger Mitchell: "Going Back"
3 min
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Elmaz Abinader: "True Metal"
3 min
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David Wojahn: "Inauguration Day, 2025"
3 min
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Talvikki Ansel: "The Lichens"
4 min
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Lewis Carroll: "Christmas Greetings from a Fair...
3 min
50
Donald Justice: "The Artist Orpheus"
3 min