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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Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
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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
210
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
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Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
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Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
213
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
214
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
218
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
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Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
220
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
221
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
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María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
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Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
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Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
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Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min