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.

Books
1
Thomas Hardy: “Going and Staying”
3 min
2
Edith Wharton: “Segesta”
3 min
3
Margaret Noodin, translated by the author: “Fir...
3 min
4
Christine de Pisan, translated by Jane Draycott...
4 min
5
Carmen Gallo, translated by Will Schutt: “Snork...
4 min
6
Mirabai, translated by Chloe Martinez: “Mira at...
3 min
7
Rumi, translated by Haleh Liza Gafori: “Go ahea...
5 min
8
Robinson Jeffers: “People and a Heron”
3 min
9
Thomas Wyatt: “[Farewell love and all thy laws ...
3 min
10
Amanda Hernández, translated by Ana Portnoy Bri...
4 min
11
Anna Gual, translated by AKaiser: “The New Normal”
6 min
12
Daniel Lipara, translated by Robin Myers: [Som...
6 min
13
Jenny Tunedal, translated by Johannes Göransson...
5 min
14
Stéphane Bouquet, translated by Lindsay Turner:...
5 min
15
Christina Rossetti: “Love Lies Bleeding”
2 min
16
Emily Dickinson: “[This is my letter to the Wor...
2 min
17
Daniela Danz, translated by Monika Cassel: “A B...
7 min
18
Nikola Madzirov: “Silence Comes from Somewhere ...
4 min
19
Eugenio Montale, translated by Jamie McKendrick...
3 min
20
Luis Muñoz, translated by Idra Novey and Garth ...
3 min
21
António Osório, translated by Patricio Ferrari ...
3 min
22
Babette Deutsch: “The Valley of Aijalon”
3 min
23
Robert Frost: “The Cocoon”
2 min
24
Dimitri Psurtsev, translated by Philip Metres: ...
4 min
25
César Vallejo, translated by Dean Rader and Car...
4 min