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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Luis Muñoz, translated by Idra Novey and Garth ...
3 min
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António Osório, translated by Patricio Ferrari ...
3 min
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Babette Deutsch: “The Valley of Aijalon”
3 min
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Robert Frost: “The Cocoon”
2 min
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Dimitri Psurtsev, translated by Philip Metres: ...
4 min
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César Vallejo, translated by Dean Rader and Car...
4 min
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Tariq Al-Arabi, translated by Tayseer Abu Odeh ...
5 min
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Lyudmyla Khersonska, translated by Ilya Kaminsk...
3 min
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Maya C. Popa: “Fireflies”
1 min
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Morgan Parker: “First Light”
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: September 2026 Guest Ed...
8 min
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Robert Louis Stevenson: “[I, whom Apollo someti...
2 min
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William Carlos Williams: “Thursday”
3 min
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Ocean Vuong: “Independence Day”
3 min
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Kristin Lueke: “ghost ranch”
3 min
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Jenny Browne: “The Specific Ocean”
3 min
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Kazim Ali: “Sandwich”
3 min
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Margaret Ross: “Forever”
3 min
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Carl Sandburg: “Summer Grass”
1 min
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W. H. Auden: “[Watch any day his nonchalant pau...
2 min
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Raymond Antrobus: “Charles Uzor”
3 min
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Pimone Triplett: “Toy Peacock in Teak Birdcage”
4 min
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Rowan Ricardo Phillips: “MMXXVI”
3 min
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Spencer Reece: “Window”
3 min
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Tina Chang: “Bearing Down”
3 min