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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1
Noah Warren: “Shuttle”
3 min
2
Christian Gullette: “The Fates”
2 min
3
Natalie Shapero: “Hansel or Gretel”
3 min
4
Michael Dumanis: “Sehnsucht”
4 min
5
Stanley Kunitz: “Passing Through”
3 min
6
Li Bai: “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” ...
4 min
7
Miguel Murphy: “August”
2 min
8
Jesse Nathan: “Panhandle”
3 min
9
Leonel Sánchez Lopez: “What the Birds Do”
2 min
10
Saeed Jones: “Self-Portrait as Hereboy, Sethe’s...
2 min
11
Andrea Cohen: “Pastime ”
2 min
12
Gertrude Stein: “Tender Buttons [Breakfast]”
8 min
13
Vachel Lindsay: “Meeting Ourselves”
3 min
14
Taylor Byas: “I begin the day thinking”
2 min
15
Guest Editor Interview: August 2025 Guest Edito...
21 min
16
Samantha Thornhill: “38. Shedding the Old”
3 min
17
Lauren K. Alleyne: “Gift”
3 min
18
Mary Jo Bang: “Madonna Overview”
3 min
19
L. Lamar Wilson: “Lauren Oya Olamina Explains E...
4 min
20
Philip Levine: “Breath”
4 min
21
Else Lasker-Schüler: “Sphinx”
2 min
22
Jeffrey Pethybridge: “Note on Method”
5 min
23
Adrian Matejka: “16 Bars Poetica”
2 min
24
Kiki Petrosino: From “De Jure Sanguinis”
2 min
25
Fiona Templeton: “Why Say That”
3 min