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.

Books
176
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
177
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
178
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
179
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
180
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
181
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
182
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
183
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
184
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
185
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
186
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
187
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
188
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
189
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
190
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
191
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
192
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
193
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
194
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
195
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
196
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
197
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
198
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
199
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
200
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min