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
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to...
3 min
2
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
4 min
3
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
4 min
4
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
2 min
5
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall...
3 min
6
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
7
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
8
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
9
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
10
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
11
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
12
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
13
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
14
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
15
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
16
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min
17
Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson: "Winter"
5 min
18
Sir Walter Scott: From "The Lady of the Lake" C...
4 min
19
John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria: “Ling...
4 min
20
David Cruz and Anthony Geist: “Immigrants”
2 min
21
Shivanee Ramlochan: “The Meaning of Trees”
4 min
22
Rolando Kattan, Katherine M. Hedeen, and Víctor...
3 min
23
José Mármol and Eileen O’Connor: “Another April...
6 min
24
James Sacré and Youmna Chamieh: “One day writi...
2 min
25
Margaret Fuller: “Freedom and Truth”
2 min