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.
51
Guest Editor Interview: April 2026 Guest Editor...
17 min
52
Jane Hirshfield: "I speak with the future."
4 min
53
Padraic Colum: "The Pigeons"
2 min
54
William Wordsworth: "Persuasion"
3 min
55
Nikita Deshpande: "Post Partum"
3 min
56
Derrick Austin: "Audience"
3 min
57
ire’ne lara silva: "i didn’t eat the sun"
3 min
58
Dorianne Laux: "Where Is My Friend?"
2 min
59
Esther Lin: "Origin Story"
3 min
60
Sherwood Anderson: "A Poet"
2 min
61
Louise Glück: "Vita Nova"
4 min
62
Todd Turnidge: "Moonlight Romantica"
3 min
63
January Gill O'Neil: "Honeycrisp"
3 min
64
Vincent Rendoni: "1985"
3 min
65
Tiana Clark: "Poem Beginning in Berlin, Ending ...
5 min
66
Gregory Orr: "[And isn't everything risk?]"
3 min
67
Bliss Carman: "Low Tide on Grand Pré"
4 min
68
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "A Dozen Cocktail...
4 min
69
George Bilgere: "After Escher"
3 min
70
Michael Kleber-Diggs: "Lupines in a Yard in San...
3 min
71
Leila Chatti: "The World Is Too Much With Us"
3 min
72
Reginald Dwayne Betts: "Petrichor"
3 min
73
Pádraig Ó Tuama: "Our Lady of the Garden"
3 min
74
Martial, translated by Henry Howard: "The Means...
3 min
75
Genevieve Taggard: "Going Somewhere"
3 min