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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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
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Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Br...
4 min
180
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
181
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
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Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
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Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
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Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
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Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
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Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
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Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
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Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
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Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
190
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
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Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
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Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
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Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
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Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
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Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
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David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
197
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
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Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
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Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min