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 Thea Matthews. 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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Cynthia Dewi Oka: “American Abyss”
3 min
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David Maduli: “alameda point”
3 min
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Ibn al-Fāriḍ: “From the ‘Khamriyyah’ [There is ...
4 min
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Hatim al-Tai: “On Avarice”
4 min
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Vincent Toro: “¿Que Que La Femme?”
6 min
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Leonora Simonovis: “Little Bruja”
2 min
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Brittany Rogers: “Dressing the Body”
2 min
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Grisel Y. Acosta: “Leaving the Psychologist: An...
3 min
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Yesenia Montilla: “High Stakes”
3 min
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Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”
6 min
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Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Gr...
3 min
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Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”
3 min
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Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”
2 min
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Mike Tyler: “Palazzo Tartaruga”
2 min
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Cortney Lamar Charleston: “Magnitude and Bond”
4 min
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Lesyk Panasiuk: "A Wartime Dream," translated b...
2 min
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Guest Editor Interview: April 2025 Guest Editor...
11 min
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George Eliot: "Self and Life"
6 min
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Scottie McKenzie Frasier: "The Things I Love"
2 min
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Jessica Abughattas: "Failed Poems"
3 min
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Brenda Hillman: "1951"
4 min
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Donna Masini: "My Father Teaches Me to Play Sol...
3 min
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Nicole Callihan: "Summer Elegy"
4 min
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Josh Bell: "The War Against Birthdays"
2 min
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Louise Imogen Guiney: "Spring"
2 min