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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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
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Elvira Hernández, translated by Thomas Rothe: “...
4 min
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Meg Day: “32-inch Aubade with Captions”
4 min
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Aldous Huxley: “The Merry-Go-Round”
4 min
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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
60
Luis Chaves, translated by Julia Guez: “The Bri...
5 min
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Nicole Cecilia Delgado, translated by Carina de...
6 min
62
Hajjar Baban: “LOW FLYING PLANES” [From metal a...
2 min
63
George Gordon Byron: “Song for the Luddites”
3 min
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H. J. Massingham: “To Don Quixote”
2 min
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Margaret Rhee: “LETTER VII: Remember to Breathe”
3 min
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Lucas de Lima: “[earth & blood & mining dam-bur...
2 min
67
Yesenia Montilla: “Contemplations While Holding...
3 min
68
Samuel Ace: “On the far side of pleasure”
2 min
69
Circe Maia, translated by Jesse Lee Kercheval: ...
2 min
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D. H. Lawrence: “The Mosquito Knows”
2 min
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Robert Penn Warren: “Prophecy”
2 min
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S. Brook Corfman: “Lake Michigan II”
3 min
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Janel Pineda: “How to Take a Life”
3 min
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Wingston González, translated by Urayoán Noel: ...
5 min
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Guest Editor Interview: July 2026 Guest Editor ...
14 min