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
Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
152
Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
153
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
154
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
155
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
156
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
157
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
158
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
159
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
160
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
161
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
162
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
163
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
164
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
165
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
166
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
167
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
168
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
169
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
170
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
171
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
172
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
173
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
174
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
175
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min