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
Sara Teasdale: “Song at Capri”
2 min
2
Ada Limón: “Dusk After Your Passing”
4 min
3
Randall Mann: “Five Murders”
3 min
4
Monica Sok: “The Monk”
3 min
5
Marcus Wicker: “How to Continue Loving the Worl...
3 min
6
Jameson Fitzpatrick: “Refrain”
3 min
7
John Keats: “The Human Seasons”
3 min
8
Arthur Conan Doyle: “A Tragedy”
3 min
9
Tracy K. Smith: “Não, João”
5 min
10
Adrian Matejka: “Record Player”
2 min
11
Elizabeth Metzger: “Wake Turbulence”
3 min
12
Chen Chen: “An Evening Discussion”
3 min
13
Meghan O’Rourke: “Erasers”
3 min
14
W. B. Yeats: “No Second Troy”
2 min
15
Archibald MacLeish: “Sonnet”
3 min
16
Leslie Sainz: "[There are forces that twist the...
3 min
17
Guest Editor Interview: August 2026 Guest Edito...
24 min
18
Charif Shanahan: “Song”
1 min
19
Marwa Helal: "[the river]"
3 min
20
Kimberly Reyes: "The Storm Surge, 1981–1992"
3 min
21
Emily Jungmin Yoon: "After My First Breakup, My...
4 min
22
Divya Victor: "40 Feet from Nowhere"
3 min
23
Alfred Kreymborg: “Dirge”
3 min
24
Gerard Manley Hopkins: “Spring and Fall”
3 min
25
Daniel Borzutzky: “Heave Sonnet #241117”
3 min