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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Christian Gullette: “The Fates”
2 min
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Natalie Shapero: “Hansel or Gretel”
3 min
128
Michael Dumanis: “Sehnsucht”
4 min
129
Stanley Kunitz: “Passing Through”
3 min
130
Li Bai: “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” ...
4 min
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Miguel Murphy: “August”
2 min
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Jesse Nathan: “Panhandle”
3 min
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Leonel Sánchez Lopez: “What the Birds Do”
2 min
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Saeed Jones: “Self-Portrait as Hereboy, Sethe’s...
2 min
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Andrea Cohen: “Pastime ”
2 min
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Gertrude Stein: “Tender Buttons [Breakfast]”
8 min
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Vachel Lindsay: “Meeting Ourselves”
3 min
138
Taylor Byas: “I begin the day thinking”
2 min
139
Samantha Thornhill: “38. Shedding the Old”
3 min
140
Guest Editor Interview: August 2025 Guest Edito...
21 min
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Lauren K. Alleyne: “Gift”
3 min
142
Mary Jo Bang: “Madonna Overview”
3 min
143
L. Lamar Wilson: “Lauren Oya Olamina Explains E...
4 min
144
Philip Levine: “Breath”
4 min
145
Else Lasker-Schüler: “Sphinx”
2 min
146
Jeffrey Pethybridge: “Note on Method”
5 min
147
Adrian Matejka: “16 Bars Poetica”
2 min
148
Kiki Petrosino: From “De Jure Sanguinis”
2 min
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Fiona Templeton: “Why Say That”
3 min
150
Elisa Gabbert: “The Bridge”
2 min