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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D. A. Powell: “Rewilding”
2 min
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Fate”
4 min
178
Alfred Kreymborg: “Those Everlasting Blues”
4 min
179
Sandra Lim: “Cattiveria”
2 min
180
Noah Warren: “Shuttle”
3 min
181
Christian Gullette: “The Fates”
2 min
182
Natalie Shapero: “Hansel or Gretel”
3 min
183
Michael Dumanis: “Sehnsucht”
4 min
184
Stanley Kunitz: “Passing Through”
3 min
185
Li Bai: “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” ...
4 min
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Miguel Murphy: “August”
2 min
187
Jesse Nathan: “Panhandle”
3 min
188
Leonel Sánchez Lopez: “What the Birds Do”
2 min
189
Saeed Jones: “Self-Portrait as Hereboy, Sethe’s...
2 min
190
Andrea Cohen: “Pastime ”
2 min
191
Gertrude Stein: “Tender Buttons [Breakfast]”
8 min
192
Vachel Lindsay: “Meeting Ourselves”
3 min
193
Taylor Byas: “I begin the day thinking”
2 min
194
Samantha Thornhill: “38. Shedding the Old”
3 min
195
Guest Editor Interview: August 2025 Guest Edito...
21 min
196
Lauren K. Alleyne: “Gift”
3 min
197
Mary Jo Bang: “Madonna Overview”
3 min
198
L. Lamar Wilson: “Lauren Oya Olamina Explains E...
4 min
199
Philip Levine: “Breath”
4 min
200
Else Lasker-Schüler: “Sphinx”
2 min