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
126
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
127
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
128
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
129
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
130
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
131
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
132
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
133
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
134
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
135
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
136
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
137
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
138
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
139
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
140
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
141
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
142
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
143
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
144
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
145
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
146
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
147
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
148
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
149
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
150
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min