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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Daniel Lipara, translated by Robin Myers: [Som...
6 min
2
Jenny Tunedal, translated by Johannes Göransson...
5 min
3
Stéphane Bouquet, translated by Lindsay Turner:...
5 min
4
Christina Rossetti: “Love Lies Bleeding”
2 min
5
Emily Dickinson: “[This is my letter to the Wor...
2 min
6
Daniela Danz, translated by Monika Cassel: “A B...
7 min
7
Nikola Madzirov: “Silence Comes from Somewhere ...
4 min
8
Eugenio Montale, translated by Jamie McKendrick...
3 min
9
Luis Muñoz, translated by Idra Novey and Garth ...
3 min
10
António Osório, translated by Patricio Ferrari ...
3 min
11
Babette Deutsch: “The Valley of Aijalon”
3 min
12
Robert Frost: “The Cocoon”
2 min
13
Dimitri Psurtsev, translated by Philip Metres: ...
4 min
14
César Vallejo, translated by Dean Rader and Car...
4 min
15
Tariq Al-Arabi, translated by Tayseer Abu Odeh ...
5 min
16
Lyudmyla Khersonska, translated by Ilya Kaminsk...
3 min
17
Maya C. Popa: “Fireflies”
1 min
18
Morgan Parker: “First Light”
3 min
19
Guest Editor Interview: September 2026 Guest Ed...
8 min
20
Robert Louis Stevenson: “[I, whom Apollo someti...
2 min
21
William Carlos Williams: “Thursday”
3 min
22
Ocean Vuong: “Independence Day”
3 min
23
Kristin Lueke: “ghost ranch”
3 min
24
Jenny Browne: “The Specific Ocean”
3 min
25
Kazim Ali: “Sandwich”
3 min