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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Danusha Laméris: "Peonies"
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: April 2026 Guest Editor...
17 min
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Kira Tucker: "Precious"
3 min
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Jane Hirshfield: "I speak with the future."
4 min
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Padraic Colum: "The Pigeons"
2 min
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William Wordsworth: "Persuasion"
3 min
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Nikita Deshpande: "Post Partum"
3 min
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Derrick Austin: "Audience"
3 min
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ire’ne lara silva: "i didn’t eat the sun"
3 min
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Dorianne Laux: "Where Is My Friend?"
2 min
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Esther Lin: "Origin Story"
3 min
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Sherwood Anderson: "A Poet"
2 min
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Louise Glück: "Vita Nova"
4 min
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Todd Turnidge: "Moonlight Romantica"
3 min
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January Gill O'Neil: "Honeycrisp"
3 min
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Vincent Rendoni: "1985"
3 min
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Tiana Clark: "Poem Beginning in Berlin, Ending ...
5 min
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Gregory Orr: "[And isn't everything risk?]"
3 min
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Bliss Carman: "Low Tide on Grand Pré"
4 min
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Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "A Dozen Cocktail...
4 min
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George Bilgere: "After Escher"
3 min
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Michael Kleber-Diggs: "Lupines in a Yard in San...
3 min
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Leila Chatti: "The World Is Too Much With Us"
3 min
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Reginald Dwayne Betts: "Petrichor"
3 min
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Pádraig Ó Tuama: "Our Lady of the Garden"
3 min