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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Alan Seeger: "Liebestod"
4 min
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Mary Cornelia Hartshorne: "The Poet"
3 min
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Alice Fulton: "Tough Zinnias"
4 min
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Landis Grenville: "Homecoming"
3 min
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Anthony Borruso: "Some Melodious Plot"
4 min
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James Thomas Stevens: "To Hell Gate"
3 min
157
Anne Marie Rooney: "Abstraction"
2 min
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Anonymous: "Lament of a Man for His Son"
3 min
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William Rose Benét: "Unforgotten"
2 min
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Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"
4 min
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Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Edi...
20 min
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Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and t...
3 min
163
Brian Teare: "smallholding"
7 min
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Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"
2 min
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Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"
4 min
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James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"
3 min
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James Joyce: "III"
3 min
168
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"
2 min
169
Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"
3 min
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Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"
3 min
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Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"
4 min
172
Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
173
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
174
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
175
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min