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.

Books
1
Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawfo...
4 min
2
Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess"...
3 min
3
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
4 min
4
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
5
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
6
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
7
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
8
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
9
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
10
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
11
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
12
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
13
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
14
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
15
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
16
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
17
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
18
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
19
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
20
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
21
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
22
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
23
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
24
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
25
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min