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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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
30
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
37
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
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Cecilia Vicuña, translated by Rosa Alcalá: “Ex ...
3 min
47
Dare Williams: “Zero Hour”
3 min
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Elvira Hernández, translated by Thomas Rothe: “...
4 min
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Meg Day: “32-inch Aubade with Captions”
4 min
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Aldous Huxley: “The Merry-Go-Round”
4 min