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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Janani Balasubramanian: “Quiet”
3 min
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Andrea Lawlor: “Position Paper #53: National Ar...
2 min
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Billy-Ray Belcourt: “Bildungssonnet”
2 min
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Erasmus Darwin: From “The Temple of Nature,” Ca...
6 min
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Tao Yuanming, translated by Arthur Waley: “[A l...
2 min
106
Danez Smith: “Do You Know What Today Is?”
3 min
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William Ward Butler: “Fidelity”
3 min
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Alexis N. Garcia: “Alexa for Seniors in Easy St...
3 min
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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
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Sarah Ghazal Ali: “Künstlerroman”
3 min
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Safia Elhillo: “Abecedarian Beginning with Alif”
4 min
116
Megan Fernandes: “Every Person Is an Address, E...
4 min
117
Sara Deniz Akant: "War Poem"
4 min
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Kiran Bath: "Nayika at the crawfish boil"
4 min
119
John Masefield: "On Growing Old"
4 min
120
Ravi Shankar: "Final Stop"
4 min
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Jeanann Verlee: "Peril, Ignored"
3 min
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Adam Falkner: "Correct the Record, Can We?"
3 min
123
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