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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Chen Chen: “An Evening Discussion”
3 min
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Meghan O’Rourke: “Erasers”
3 min
103
W. B. Yeats: “No Second Troy”
2 min
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Archibald MacLeish: “Sonnet”
3 min
105
Leslie Sainz: "[There are forces that twist the...
3 min
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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
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Kimberly Reyes: "The Storm Surge, 1981–1992"
3 min
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Emily Jungmin Yoon: "After My First Breakup, My...
4 min
111
Divya Victor: "40 Feet from Nowhere"
3 min
112
Alfred Kreymborg: “Dirge”
3 min
113
Gerard Manley Hopkins: “Spring and Fall”
3 min
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Daniel Borzutzky: “Heave Sonnet #241117”
3 min
115
Cecilia Vicuña, translated by Rosa Alcalá: “Ex ...
3 min
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Dare Williams: “Zero Hour”
3 min
117
Elvira Hernández, translated by Thomas Rothe: “...
4 min
118
Meg Day: “32-inch Aubade with Captions”
4 min
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Aldous Huxley: “The Merry-Go-Round”
4 min
120
Leonora Speyer: “Deep Sea Fishing”
2 min
121
Wo Chan: “Roller Coaster, Lightning Storm”
2 min
122
Diana Bellessi, translated by Leo Boix: “I Have...
10 min
123
Luis Chaves, translated by Julia Guez: “The Bri...
5 min
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Nicole Cecilia Delgado, translated by Carina de...
6 min
125
Hajjar Baban: “LOW FLYING PLANES” [From metal a...
2 min