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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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
54
Tina Chang: “Bearing Down”
3 min
55
E. B. White: “Dog Around the Block”
3 min
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Sara Teasdale: “Song at Capri”
2 min
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Ada Limón: “Dusk After Your Passing”
4 min
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Randall Mann: “Five Murders”
3 min
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Monica Sok: “The Monk”
3 min
60
Marcus Wicker: “How to Continue Loving the Worl...
3 min
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Jameson Fitzpatrick: “Refrain”
3 min
62
John Keats: “The Human Seasons”
3 min
63
Arthur Conan Doyle: “A Tragedy”
3 min
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Tracy K. Smith: “Não, João”
5 min
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Adrian Matejka: “Record Player”
2 min
66
Elizabeth Metzger: “Wake Turbulence”
3 min
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Chen Chen: “An Evening Discussion”
3 min
68
Meghan O’Rourke: “Erasers”
3 min
69
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
72
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
75
Kimberly Reyes: "The Storm Surge, 1981–1992"
3 min