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
Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Fate”
4 min
2
Alfred Kreymborg: “Those Everlasting Blues”
4 min
3
Sandra Lim: “Cattiveria”
2 min
4
Noah Warren: “Shuttle”
3 min
5
Christian Gullette: “The Fates”
2 min
6
Natalie Shapero: “Hansel or Gretel”
3 min
7
Michael Dumanis: “Sehnsucht”
4 min
8
Stanley Kunitz: “Passing Through”
3 min
9
Li Bai: “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” ...
4 min
10
Miguel Murphy: “August”
2 min
11
Jesse Nathan: “Panhandle”
3 min
12
Leonel Sánchez Lopez: “What the Birds Do”
2 min
13
Saeed Jones: “Self-Portrait as Hereboy, Sethe’s...
2 min
14
Andrea Cohen: “Pastime ”
2 min
15
Gertrude Stein: “Tender Buttons [Breakfast]”
8 min
16
Vachel Lindsay: “Meeting Ourselves”
3 min
17
Taylor Byas: “I begin the day thinking”
2 min
18
Samantha Thornhill: “38. Shedding the Old”
3 min
19
Guest Editor Interview: August 2025 Guest Edito...
21 min
20
Lauren K. Alleyne: “Gift”
3 min
21
Mary Jo Bang: “Madonna Overview”
3 min
22
L. Lamar Wilson: “Lauren Oya Olamina Explains E...
4 min
23
Philip Levine: “Breath”
4 min
24
Else Lasker-Schüler: “Sphinx”
2 min
25
Jeffrey Pethybridge: “Note on Method”
5 min