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: January 2026 Guest Edit...
14 min
2
Carlina Duan: "I Face East (Ars Poetica)"
3 min
3
Sara Abou Rashed: "Gaza I"
3 min
4
Deema K. Shehabi: "Solstice Pantoum"
3 min
5
Oscar Wilde: "Le Jardin des Tuileries"
2 min
6
Mary Shelley: "Stanzas" [How like a star you ro...
3 min
7
T. J. Anderson III: "Pollinator"
5 min
8
Roger Mitchell: "Going Back"
3 min
9
Elmaz Abinader: "True Metal"
3 min
10
David Wojahn: "Inauguration Day, 2025"
3 min
11
Talvikki Ansel: "The Lichens"
4 min
12
Lewis Carroll: "Christmas Greetings from a Fair...
3 min
13
Donald Justice: "The Artist Orpheus"
3 min
14
Michael Dickman: "A Good Doctor"
3 min
15
Dalia Taha, translated by Sara Elkamel: "Enter...
7 min
16
Aliki Barnstone: "The Sign as You Exit the Arti...
5 min
17
Yahya Frederickson: "News"
4 min
18
Chris Abani: "Ash Wednesday"
3 min
19
Charles Reznikoff: "XX" [A white curtain turnin...
2 min
20
Walter de la Mare: "A Song of Enchantment"
3 min
21
H. R. Webster: "Oranges"
5 min
22
Lawrence Joseph: "The Imagination Completes Its...
3 min
23
Megan Levad Beisner: "The woman who cut and pai...
3 min
24
Robert Laidler: "Jr"
3 min
25
Jennifer Huang: "Gender Euphoria and the Superb...
3 min