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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Danez Smith: “Do You Know What Today Is?”
3 min
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William Ward Butler: “Fidelity”
3 min
103
Alexis N. Garcia: “Alexa for Seniors in Easy St...
3 min
104
Muriel Leung: “At the end of the world, you tel...
3 min
105
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
109
Sarah Ghazal Ali: “Künstlerroman”
3 min
110
Safia Elhillo: “Abecedarian Beginning with Alif”
4 min
111
Megan Fernandes: “Every Person Is an Address, E...
4 min
112
Sara Deniz Akant: "War Poem"
4 min
113
Kiran Bath: "Nayika at the crawfish boil"
4 min
114
John Masefield: "On Growing Old"
4 min
115
Ravi Shankar: "Final Stop"
4 min
116
Jeanann Verlee: "Peril, Ignored"
3 min
117
Adam Falkner: "Correct the Record, Can We?"
3 min
118
Yahya Ashour: "Keep My Poems"
2 min
119
Maha Hashwi: "Not Brave"
3 min
120
Diannely Antigua: "Assault"
3 min
121
Deahna Fumerol: "After the Work Is Done"
3 min
122
Ralph Nazareth: "Of Hog Summers"
3 min
123
Hamed Sinno: "Naqus"
3 min
124
Noor Hindi: "The Document"
5 min
125
Elizabeth Crawford: "Antelope Valley Times"
2 min