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.

Books
51
Anna Gual, translated by AKaiser: “The New Normal”
6 min
52
Daniel Lipara, translated by Robin Myers: [Som...
6 min
53
Jenny Tunedal, translated by Johannes Göransson...
5 min
54
Stéphane Bouquet, translated by Lindsay Turner:...
5 min
55
Christina Rossetti: “Love Lies Bleeding”
2 min
56
Emily Dickinson: “[This is my letter to the Wor...
2 min
57
Daniela Danz, translated by Monika Cassel: “A B...
7 min
58
Nikola Madzirov: “Silence Comes from Somewhere ...
4 min
59
Eugenio Montale, translated by Jamie McKendrick...
3 min
60
Luis Muñoz, translated by Idra Novey and Garth ...
3 min
61
António Osório, translated by Patricio Ferrari ...
3 min
62
Babette Deutsch: “The Valley of Aijalon”
3 min
63
Robert Frost: “The Cocoon”
2 min
64
Dimitri Psurtsev, translated by Philip Metres: ...
4 min
65
César Vallejo, translated by Dean Rader and Car...
4 min
66
Tariq Al-Arabi, translated by Tayseer Abu Odeh ...
5 min
67
Lyudmyla Khersonska, translated by Ilya Kaminsk...
3 min
68
Maya C. Popa: “Fireflies”
1 min
69
Morgan Parker: “First Light”
3 min
70
Guest Editor Interview: September 2026 Guest Ed...
8 min
71
Robert Louis Stevenson: “[I, whom Apollo someti...
2 min
72
William Carlos Williams: “Thursday”
3 min
73
Ocean Vuong: “Independence Day”
3 min
74
Kristin Lueke: “ghost ranch”
3 min
75
Jenny Browne: “The Specific Ocean”
3 min