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
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
3 min
2
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
2 min
3
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Edit...
14 min
4
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Ch...
3 min
5
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández:...
4 min
6
Herman Melville: "Art,"
2 min
7
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
3 min
8
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
4 min
9
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, Jan...
3 min
10
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
3 min
11
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison:...
6 min
12
Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson: "Winter"
5 min
13
Sir Walter Scott: From "The Lady of the Lake" C...
4 min
14
John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria: “Ling...
4 min
15
David Cruz and Anthony Geist: “Immigrants”
2 min
16
Shivanee Ramlochan: “The Meaning of Trees”
4 min
17
Rolando Kattan, Katherine M. Hedeen, and Víctor...
3 min
18
José Mármol and Eileen O’Connor: “Another April...
6 min
19
James Sacré and Youmna Chamieh: “One day writi...
2 min
20
Margaret Fuller: “Freedom and Truth”
2 min
21
Tu Fu translated by Marilyn Chin: “Song of My H...
6 min
22
Bejan Matur and Eleanor Wright: “As Though”
3 min
23
Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid: “In t...
3 min
24
Immanuel Mifsud and Ruth Ward: “Stone”
4 min
25
Yolanda Castaño and Samantha Schnee: “Wheel of ...
5 min