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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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
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Divya Victor: "40 Feet from Nowhere"
3 min
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Alfred Kreymborg: “Dirge”
3 min
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Gerard Manley Hopkins: “Spring and Fall”
3 min
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Daniel Borzutzky: “Heave Sonnet #241117”
3 min
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Cecilia Vicuña, translated by Rosa Alcalá: “Ex ...
3 min
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Dare Williams: “Zero Hour”
3 min
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Elvira Hernández, translated by Thomas Rothe: “...
4 min
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Meg Day: “32-inch Aubade with Captions”
4 min
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Aldous Huxley: “The Merry-Go-Round”
4 min
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Leonora Speyer: “Deep Sea Fishing”
2 min
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Wo Chan: “Roller Coaster, Lightning Storm”
2 min
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Diana Bellessi, translated by Leo Boix: “I Have...
10 min
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Luis Chaves, translated by Julia Guez: “The Bri...
5 min
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Nicole Cecilia Delgado, translated by Carina de...
6 min
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Hajjar Baban: “LOW FLYING PLANES” [From metal a...
2 min
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George Gordon Byron: “Song for the Luddites”
3 min
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H. J. Massingham: “To Don Quixote”
2 min
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Margaret Rhee: “LETTER VII: Remember to Breathe”
3 min
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Lucas de Lima: “[earth & blood & mining dam-bur...
2 min