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