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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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
55
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
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Cecilia Vicuña, translated by Rosa Alcalá: “Ex ...
3 min
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Dare Williams: “Zero Hour”
3 min
67
Elvira Hernández, translated by Thomas Rothe: “...
4 min
68
Meg Day: “32-inch Aubade with Captions”
4 min
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Aldous Huxley: “The Merry-Go-Round”
4 min
70
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
75
Hajjar Baban: “LOW FLYING PLANES” [From metal a...
2 min