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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Aldous Huxley: “The Merry-Go-Round”
4 min
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Leonora Speyer: “Deep Sea Fishing”
2 min
128
Wo Chan: “Roller Coaster, Lightning Storm”
2 min
129
Diana Bellessi, translated by Leo Boix: “I Have...
10 min
130
Luis Chaves, translated by Julia Guez: “The Bri...
5 min
131
Nicole Cecilia Delgado, translated by Carina de...
6 min
132
Hajjar Baban: “LOW FLYING PLANES” [From metal a...
2 min
133
George Gordon Byron: “Song for the Luddites”
3 min
134
H. J. Massingham: “To Don Quixote”
2 min
135
Margaret Rhee: “LETTER VII: Remember to Breathe”
3 min
136
Lucas de Lima: “[earth & blood & mining dam-bur...
2 min
137
Yesenia Montilla: “Contemplations While Holding...
3 min
138
Samuel Ace: “On the far side of pleasure”
2 min
139
Circe Maia, translated by Jesse Lee Kercheval: ...
2 min
140
D. H. Lawrence: “The Mosquito Knows”
2 min
141
Robert Penn Warren: “Prophecy”
2 min
142
S. Brook Corfman: “Lake Michigan II”
3 min
143
Janel Pineda: “How to Take a Life”
3 min
144
Wingston González, translated by Urayoán Noel: ...
5 min
145
Guest Editor Interview: July 2026 Guest Editor ...
14 min
146
Fatimah Asghar: “[i love them still]”
3 min
147
Angel Nafis: “I Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Su...
3 min
148
Robert Graves: “1915”
3 min
149
Ezra Pound: “Meditatio”
2 min
150
D’mani Thomas: “for goldfish that remember seaw...
3 min