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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Alfred Kreymborg: “Those Everlasting Blues”
4 min
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Sandra Lim: “Cattiveria”
2 min
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Noah Warren: “Shuttle”
3 min
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Christian Gullette: “The Fates”
2 min
105
Natalie Shapero: “Hansel or Gretel”
3 min
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Michael Dumanis: “Sehnsucht”
4 min
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Stanley Kunitz: “Passing Through”
3 min
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Li Bai: “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” ...
4 min
109
Miguel Murphy: “August”
2 min
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Jesse Nathan: “Panhandle”
3 min
111
Leonel Sánchez Lopez: “What the Birds Do”
2 min
112
Saeed Jones: “Self-Portrait as Hereboy, Sethe’s...
2 min
113
Andrea Cohen: “Pastime ”
2 min
114
Gertrude Stein: “Tender Buttons [Breakfast]”
8 min
115
Vachel Lindsay: “Meeting Ourselves”
3 min
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Taylor Byas: “I begin the day thinking”
2 min
117
Samantha Thornhill: “38. Shedding the Old”
3 min
118
Guest Editor Interview: August 2025 Guest Edito...
21 min
119
Lauren K. Alleyne: “Gift”
3 min
120
Mary Jo Bang: “Madonna Overview”
3 min
121
L. Lamar Wilson: “Lauren Oya Olamina Explains E...
4 min
122
Philip Levine: “Breath”
4 min
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Else Lasker-Schüler: “Sphinx”
2 min
124
Jeffrey Pethybridge: “Note on Method”
5 min
125
Adrian Matejka: “16 Bars Poetica”
2 min