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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J. Scott Brownlee: "These Hills"
5 min
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Danusha Laméris: "Peonies"
3 min
153
Guest Editor Interview: April 2026 Guest Editor...
17 min
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Kira Tucker: "Precious"
3 min
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Jane Hirshfield: "I speak with the future."
4 min
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Padraic Colum: "The Pigeons"
2 min
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William Wordsworth: "Persuasion"
3 min
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Nikita Deshpande: "Post Partum"
3 min
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Derrick Austin: "Audience"
3 min
160
ire’ne lara silva: "i didn’t eat the sun"
3 min
161
Dorianne Laux: "Where Is My Friend?"
2 min
162
Esther Lin: "Origin Story"
3 min
163
Sherwood Anderson: "A Poet"
2 min
164
Louise Glück: "Vita Nova"
4 min
165
Todd Turnidge: "Moonlight Romantica"
3 min
166
January Gill O'Neil: "Honeycrisp"
3 min
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Vincent Rendoni: "1985"
3 min
168
Tiana Clark: "Poem Beginning in Berlin, Ending ...
5 min
169
Gregory Orr: "[And isn't everything risk?]"
3 min
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Bliss Carman: "Low Tide on Grand Pré"
4 min
171
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "A Dozen Cocktail...
4 min
172
George Bilgere: "After Escher"
3 min
173
Michael Kleber-Diggs: "Lupines in a Yard in San...
3 min
174
Leila Chatti: "The World Is Too Much With Us"
3 min
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Reginald Dwayne Betts: "Petrichor"
3 min