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.

Books
101
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
102
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
103
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
104
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
105
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
106
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
107
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
108
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
109
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
110
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
111
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
112
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
113
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
114
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
115
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
116
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
117
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
118
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
119
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
120
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
121
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
122
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
123
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
124
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
125
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min