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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Sara Nicholson: "What Ails Me"
3 min
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Gary Jackson: "Chickens"
3 min
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W. H. Auden: "II" [Doom is dark and deeper than...
3 min
179
André Fontainas, translated by Jethro Bithell: ...
3 min
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J. Bailey Hutchinson: "Megaloceros"
3 min
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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
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Talvikki Ansel: "The Lichens"
4 min
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Lewis Carroll: "Christmas Greetings from a Fair...
3 min
194
Donald Justice: "The Artist Orpheus"
3 min
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Michael Dickman: "A Good Doctor"
3 min
196
Dalia Taha, translated by Sara Elkamel: "Enter...
7 min
197
Aliki Barnstone: "The Sign as You Exit the Arti...
5 min
198
Yahya Frederickson: "News"
4 min
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Chris Abani: "Ash Wednesday"
3 min
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Charles Reznikoff: "XX" [A white curtain turnin...
2 min