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
151
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
152
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
153
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
154
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
155
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
156
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
157
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
158
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
159
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
160
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
161
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
162
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min
163
Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson: "Winter"
5 min
164
Sir Walter Scott: From "The Lady of the Lake" C...
4 min
165
John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria: “Ling...
4 min
166
David Cruz and Anthony Geist: “Immigrants”
2 min
167
Shivanee Ramlochan: “The Meaning of Trees”
4 min
168
Rolando Kattan, Katherine M. Hedeen, and Víctor...
3 min
169
José Mármol and Eileen O’Connor: “Another April...
6 min
170
James Sacré and Youmna Chamieh: “One day writi...
2 min
171
Margaret Fuller: “Freedom and Truth”
2 min
172
Tu Fu translated by Marilyn Chin: “Song of My H...
6 min
173
Bejan Matur and Eleanor Wright: “As Though”
3 min
174
Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid: “In t...
3 min
175
Immanuel Mifsud and Ruth Ward: “Stone”
4 min