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
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apolo...
3 min
2
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
3 min
3
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
4 min
4
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
3 min
5
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
2 min
6
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
4 min
7
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
4 min
8
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
3 min
9
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
3 min
10
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
11
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
12
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
13
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
14
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
15
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
16
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
17
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
18
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
19
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
20
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
21
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
22
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
23
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
24
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
25
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min