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.
1
Michelle Bitting: "Richard’s Not Such a Die-Har...
4 min
2
J. Scott Brownlee: "These Hills"
5 min
3
Danusha Laméris: "Peonies"
3 min
4
Kira Tucker: "Precious"
3 min
5
Guest Editor Interview: April 2026 Guest Editor...
17 min
6
Jane Hirshfield: "I speak with the future."
4 min
7
Padraic Colum: "The Pigeons"
2 min
8
William Wordsworth: "Persuasion"
3 min
9
Nikita Deshpande: "Post Partum"
3 min
10
Derrick Austin: "Audience"
3 min
11
ire’ne lara silva: "i didn’t eat the sun"
3 min
12
Dorianne Laux: "Where Is My Friend?"
2 min
13
Esther Lin: "Origin Story"
3 min
14
Sherwood Anderson: "A Poet"
2 min
15
Louise Glück: "Vita Nova"
4 min
16
Todd Turnidge: "Moonlight Romantica"
3 min
17
January Gill O'Neil: "Honeycrisp"
3 min
18
Vincent Rendoni: "1985"
3 min
19
Tiana Clark: "Poem Beginning in Berlin, Ending ...
5 min
20
Gregory Orr: "[And isn't everything risk?]"
3 min
21
Bliss Carman: "Low Tide on Grand Pré"
4 min
22
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "A Dozen Cocktail...
4 min
23
George Bilgere: "After Escher"
3 min
24
Michael Kleber-Diggs: "Lupines in a Yard in San...
3 min
25
Leila Chatti: "The World Is Too Much With Us"
3 min