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
Danusha Laméris: "Peonies"
3 min
2
Kira Tucker: "Precious"
3 min
3
Guest Editor Interview: April 2026 Guest Editor...
17 min
4
Jane Hirshfield: "I speak with the future."
4 min
5
Padraic Colum: "The Pigeons"
2 min
6
William Wordsworth: "Persuasion"
3 min
7
Nikita Deshpande: "Post Partum"
3 min
8
Derrick Austin: "Audience"
3 min
9
ire’ne lara silva: "i didn’t eat the sun"
3 min
10
Dorianne Laux: "Where Is My Friend?"
2 min
11
Esther Lin: "Origin Story"
3 min
12
Sherwood Anderson: "A Poet"
2 min
13
Louise Glück: "Vita Nova"
4 min
14
Todd Turnidge: "Moonlight Romantica"
3 min
15
January Gill O'Neil: "Honeycrisp"
3 min
16
Vincent Rendoni: "1985"
3 min
17
Tiana Clark: "Poem Beginning in Berlin, Ending ...
5 min
18
Gregory Orr: "[And isn't everything risk?]"
3 min
19
Bliss Carman: "Low Tide on Grand Pré"
4 min
20
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "A Dozen Cocktail...
4 min
21
George Bilgere: "After Escher"
3 min
22
Michael Kleber-Diggs: "Lupines in a Yard in San...
3 min
23
Leila Chatti: "The World Is Too Much With Us"
3 min
24
Reginald Dwayne Betts: "Petrichor"
3 min
25
Pádraig Ó Tuama: "Our Lady of the Garden"
3 min