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
Hai-Dang Phan: “Kingfisher”
4 min
2
Susan Stewart: “A Single Tree”
3 min
3
Henry David Thoreau: “Smoke”
2 min
4
Vievee Francis: “I Have to Write the Book You’l...
4 min
5
Stuart Dybek: “Nine Bluegills”
3 min
6
Yiannis Doukas, translated by A. E. Stallings: ...
4 min
7
Guest Editor Interview: October 2026 Guest Edit...
16 min
8
Amergin Glúingel, translated by Paul Muldoon: “...
4 min
9
Matsuo Bashō, translated by Kimiko Hahn: “Three...
3 min
10
Thomas Hardy: “Going and Staying”
3 min
11
Edith Wharton: “Segesta”
3 min
12
Margaret Noodin, translated by the author: “Fir...
3 min
13
Christine de Pisan, translated by Jane Draycott...
4 min
14
Carmen Gallo, translated by Will Schutt: “Snork...
4 min
15
Mirabai, translated by Chloe Martinez: “Mira at...
3 min
16
Rumi, translated by Haleh Liza Gafori: “Go ahea...
5 min
17
Robinson Jeffers: “People and a Heron”
3 min
18
Thomas Wyatt: “[Farewell love and all thy laws ...
3 min
19
Amanda Hernández, translated by Ana Portnoy Bri...
4 min
20
Anna Gual, translated by AKaiser: “The New Normal”
6 min
21
Daniel Lipara, translated by Robin Myers: [Som...
6 min
22
Jenny Tunedal, translated by Johannes Göransson...
5 min
23
Stéphane Bouquet, translated by Lindsay Turner:...
5 min
24
Christina Rossetti: “Love Lies Bleeding”
2 min
25
Emily Dickinson: “[This is my letter to the Wor...
2 min