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 Thea Matthews. 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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Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
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Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
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Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
104
Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
105
Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
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Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
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Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
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Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
109
Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min
110
Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”
2 min
111
Mike Tyler: “Palazzo Tartaruga”
2 min
112
Cortney Lamar Charleston: “Magnitude and Bond”
4 min
113
Guest Editor Interview: April 2025 Guest Editor...
11 min
114
Lesyk Panasiuk: "A Wartime Dream," translated b...
2 min
115
George Eliot: "Self and Life"
6 min
116
Scottie McKenzie Frasier: "The Things I Love"
2 min
117
Jessica Abughattas: "Failed Poems"
3 min
118
Brenda Hillman: "1951"
4 min
119
Donna Masini: "My Father Teaches Me to Play Sol...
3 min
120
Nicole Callihan: "Summer Elegy"
4 min
121
Josh Bell: "The War Against Birthdays"
2 min
122
Louise Imogen Guiney: "Spring"
2 min
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Sara Teasdale: "Spring Night"
3 min
124
Gary Copeland Lilley: "War"
3 min
125
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min