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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W. H. Auden: "II" [Doom is dark and deeper than...
3 min
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André Fontainas, translated by Jethro Bithell: ...
3 min
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J. Bailey Hutchinson: "Megaloceros"
3 min
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Austin Araujo: "Burning Candle"
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: January 2026 Guest Edit...
14 min
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Carlina Duan: "I Face East (Ars Poetica)"
3 min
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Sara Abou Rashed: "Gaza I"
3 min
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Deema K. Shehabi: "Solstice Pantoum"
3 min
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Oscar Wilde: "Le Jardin des Tuileries"
2 min
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Mary Shelley: "Stanzas" [How like a star you ro...
3 min
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T. J. Anderson III: "Pollinator"
5 min
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Roger Mitchell: "Going Back"
3 min
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Elmaz Abinader: "True Metal"
3 min
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David Wojahn: "Inauguration Day, 2025"
3 min
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Talvikki Ansel: "The Lichens"
4 min
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Lewis Carroll: "Christmas Greetings from a Fair...
3 min
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Donald Justice: "The Artist Orpheus"
3 min
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Michael Dickman: "A Good Doctor"
3 min
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Dalia Taha, translated by Sara Elkamel: "Enter...
7 min
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Aliki Barnstone: "The Sign as You Exit the Arti...
5 min
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Yahya Frederickson: "News"
4 min
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Chris Abani: "Ash Wednesday"
3 min
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Charles Reznikoff: "XX" [A white curtain turnin...
2 min
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Walter de la Mare: "A Song of Enchantment"
3 min
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H. R. Webster: "Oranges"
5 min