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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Martial, translated by Henry Howard: "The Means...
3 min
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Genevieve Taggard: "Going Somewhere"
3 min
178
Angela Narciso Torres: "Late Bird"
2 min
179
AE Hines: "Peace Treaty"
3 min
180
Daniel B. Summerhill: "Boplicity or Jimmy Throw...
4 min
181
Jenny George: "Touching and Being Touched"
2 min
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Maggie Smith: "This human life"
3 min
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Leonora Speyer: "She says, being forbidden:"
2 min
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Guest Editor Interview: March 2026 Guest Editor...
17 min
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Horace Gregory: "Interior: The Suburbs"
3 min
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Salem al-Okaly, translated by Khaled Mattawa: "...
5 min
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Sanam Sheriff: "The Emperor Pats His Lips with ...
3 min
188
Mary-Alice Daniel: "Ancestor Syndrome"
4 min
189
Kwame Dawes: "Window Art"
3 min
190
Ladan Osman: "[ ]"
3 min
191
Pindar, translated by Ernest Myers: "For Asopic...
4 min
192
Robert Bridges: "[The evening darkens over]"
3 min
193
Siwar Masannat: From “With Al-Hudoud” [From abo...
2 min
194
Ashaki M. Jackson: “Four planets (but no moon) ...
3 min
195
Rabha Ashry: "the art of losing"
4 min
196
Rigoberto González: "Lessons at the Legendary I...
2 min
197
Sharan Strange: "Two-Faced Memory"
3 min
198
Countee Cullen: "Bright Bindings"
2 min
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Sappho, translated by Bliss Carman: "[I seek an...
2 min
200
David Campos: "Kiss. Baptism."
3 min