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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Tao Yuanming, translated by Arthur Waley: “[A l...
2 min
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Danez Smith: “Do You Know What Today Is?”
3 min
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William Ward Butler: “Fidelity”
3 min
79
Alexis N. Garcia: “Alexa for Seniors in Easy St...
3 min
80
Muriel Leung: “At the end of the world, you tel...
3 min
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Kyle Carrero Lopez: “Statement of Purpose”
3 min
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Allen Tate: “Mr. Pope”
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: June 2026 Guest Editor ...
13 min
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Kashiana Singh: “Bone by Bone: A Hypochondriac ...
3 min
85
Sarah Ghazal Ali: “Künstlerroman”
3 min
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Safia Elhillo: “Abecedarian Beginning with Alif”
4 min
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Megan Fernandes: “Every Person Is an Address, E...
4 min
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Sara Deniz Akant: "War Poem"
4 min
89
Kiran Bath: "Nayika at the crawfish boil"
4 min
90
John Masefield: "On Growing Old"
4 min
91
Ravi Shankar: "Final Stop"
4 min
92
Jeanann Verlee: "Peril, Ignored"
3 min
93
Adam Falkner: "Correct the Record, Can We?"
3 min
94
Yahya Ashour: "Keep My Poems"
2 min
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Maha Hashwi: "Not Brave"
3 min
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Diannely Antigua: "Assault"
3 min
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Deahna Fumerol: "After the Work Is Done"
3 min
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Ralph Nazareth: "Of Hog Summers"
3 min
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Hamed Sinno: "Naqus"
3 min
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Noor Hindi: "The Document"
5 min