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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Tim Earley: "Vacation Bible School"
4 min
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Samuel Beckett: "Whoroscope"
7 min
203
E. E. Cummings: From "Puella Mea" [Through the ...
2 min
204
Adam Giannelli: "Alliterative Autobiography"
5 min
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Jenny Johnson: "Queer Trivia Night"
6 min
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Jacob Shores-Argüello: "The Names of Grasses"
3 min
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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
210
André Fontainas, translated by Jethro Bithell: ...
3 min
211
J. Bailey Hutchinson: "Megaloceros"
3 min
212
Austin Araujo: "Burning Candle"
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: January 2026 Guest Edit...
14 min
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Carlina Duan: "I Face East (Ars Poetica)"
3 min
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Sara Abou Rashed: "Gaza I"
3 min
216
Deema K. Shehabi: "Solstice Pantoum"
3 min
217
Oscar Wilde: "Le Jardin des Tuileries"
2 min
218
Mary Shelley: "Stanzas" [How like a star you ro...
3 min
219
T. J. Anderson III: "Pollinator"
5 min
220
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
224
Lewis Carroll: "Christmas Greetings from a Fair...
3 min
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Donald Justice: "The Artist Orpheus"
3 min