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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Tracy K. Smith: “Não, João”
5 min
102
Adrian Matejka: “Record Player”
2 min
103
Elizabeth Metzger: “Wake Turbulence”
3 min
104
Chen Chen: “An Evening Discussion”
3 min
105
Meghan O’Rourke: “Erasers”
3 min
106
W. B. Yeats: “No Second Troy”
2 min
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Archibald MacLeish: “Sonnet”
3 min
108
Leslie Sainz: "[There are forces that twist the...
3 min
109
Guest Editor Interview: August 2026 Guest Edito...
24 min
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Charif Shanahan: “Song”
1 min
111
Marwa Helal: "[the river]"
3 min
112
Kimberly Reyes: "The Storm Surge, 1981–1992"
3 min
113
Emily Jungmin Yoon: "After My First Breakup, My...
4 min
114
Divya Victor: "40 Feet from Nowhere"
3 min
115
Alfred Kreymborg: “Dirge”
3 min
116
Gerard Manley Hopkins: “Spring and Fall”
3 min
117
Daniel Borzutzky: “Heave Sonnet #241117”
3 min
118
Cecilia Vicuña, translated by Rosa Alcalá: “Ex ...
3 min
119
Dare Williams: “Zero Hour”
3 min
120
Elvira Hernández, translated by Thomas Rothe: “...
4 min
121
Meg Day: “32-inch Aubade with Captions”
4 min
122
Aldous Huxley: “The Merry-Go-Round”
4 min
123
Leonora Speyer: “Deep Sea Fishing”
2 min
124
Wo Chan: “Roller Coaster, Lightning Storm”
2 min
125
Diana Bellessi, translated by Leo Boix: “I Have...
10 min