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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Austin Araujo: "Burning Candle"
3 min
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Carlina Duan: "I Face East (Ars Poetica)"
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: January 2026 Guest Edit...
14 min
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Sara Abou Rashed: "Gaza I"
3 min
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Deema K. Shehabi: "Solstice Pantoum"
3 min
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Oscar Wilde: "Le Jardin des Tuileries"
2 min
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Mary Shelley: "Stanzas" [How like a star you ro...
3 min
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T. J. Anderson III: "Pollinator"
5 min
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Roger Mitchell: "Going Back"
3 min
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Elmaz Abinader: "True Metal"
3 min
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David Wojahn: "Inauguration Day, 2025"
3 min
162
Talvikki Ansel: "The Lichens"
4 min
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Lewis Carroll: "Christmas Greetings from a Fair...
3 min
164
Donald Justice: "The Artist Orpheus"
3 min
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Michael Dickman: "A Good Doctor"
3 min
166
Dalia Taha, translated by Sara Elkamel: "Enter...
7 min
167
Aliki Barnstone: "The Sign as You Exit the Arti...
5 min
168
Yahya Frederickson: "News"
4 min
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Chris Abani: "Ash Wednesday"
3 min
170
Charles Reznikoff: "XX" [A white curtain turnin...
2 min
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Walter de la Mare: "A Song of Enchantment"
3 min
172
H. R. Webster: "Oranges"
5 min
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Lawrence Joseph: "The Imagination Completes Its...
3 min
174
Megan Levad Beisner: "The woman who cut and pai...
3 min
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Robert Laidler: "Jr"
3 min