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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Luis Chaves, translated by Julia Guez: “The Bri...
5 min
2
Nicole Cecilia Delgado, translated by Carina de...
6 min
3
Hajjar Baban: “LOW FLYING PLANES” [From metal a...
2 min
4
George Gordon Byron: “Song for the Luddites”
3 min
5
H. J. Massingham: “To Don Quixote”
2 min
6
Margaret Rhee: “LETTER VII: Remember to Breathe”
3 min
7
Lucas de Lima: “[earth & blood & mining dam-bur...
2 min
8
Yesenia Montilla: “Contemplations While Holding...
3 min
9
Samuel Ace: “On the far side of pleasure”
2 min
10
Circe Maia, translated by Jesse Lee Kercheval: ...
2 min
11
D. H. Lawrence: “The Mosquito Knows”
2 min
12
Robert Penn Warren: “Prophecy”
2 min
13
S. Brook Corfman: “Lake Michigan II”
3 min
14
Janel Pineda: “How to Take a Life”
3 min
15
Wingston González, translated by Urayoán Noel: ...
5 min
16
Fatimah Asghar: “[i love them still]”
3 min
17
Guest Editor Interview: July 2026 Guest Editor ...
14 min
18
Angel Nafis: “I Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Su...
3 min
19
Robert Graves: “1915”
3 min
20
Ezra Pound: “Meditatio”
2 min
21
D’mani Thomas: “for goldfish that remember seaw...
3 min
22
Jos Charles: “A Song” [I was want]
3 min
23
Rachel McKibbens: “Deluxe Mourning Package”
4 min
24
Isa Borgeson: “[last summer I folded my dresses...
3 min
25
Travis Tate: “Summer City”
2 min