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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.

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John Masefield: "On Growing Old" 24.05.2026 4:40

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 24, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Ravi Shankar: "Final Stop" 23.05.2026 4:34

Recorded by Ravi Shankar for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 23, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Jeanann Verlee: "Peril, Ignored" 22.05.2026 4:05

Recorded by Jeanann Verlee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 22, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Adam Falkner: "Correct the Record, Can We?" 21.05.2026 4:00

Recorded by Adam Falkner for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 21, 2026 www.poets.org⁠

Yahya Ashour: "Keep My Poems" 20.05.2026 2:54

Recorded by Yahya Ashour for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 20, 2026 www.poets.org⁠

Maha Hashwi: "Not Brave" 19.05.2026 3:41

Recorded by Maha Hashwi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 19, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Diannely Antigua: "Assault" 18.05.2026 3:40

Recorded by Diannely Antigua for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 18, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Deahna Fumerol: "After the Work Is Done" 17.05.2026 4:28

Recorded by Deahna Fumerol for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 17, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Ralph Nazareth: "Of Hog Summers" 16.05.2026 4:09

Recorded by Ralph Nazareth for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 16, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Hamed Sinno: "Naqus" 15.05.2026 3:34

Recorded by Hamed Sinno for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 15, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Noor Hindi: "The Document" 14.05.2026 6:23

Recorded by Noor Hindi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 14, 2026 www.poets.org⁠

Elizabeth Crawford: "Antelope Valley Times" 13.05.2026 3:09

Recorded by Elizabeth Crawford for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 13, 2026 www.poets.org⁠

Ahmad Ibsais: "The Land Gave Birth" 12.05.2026 2:53

Recorded by Ahmad Ibsais for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 12, 2026 www.poets.org⁠

Ashna Ali: "Aubade on Piazza del Popolo with Saxophonist and Chopin" 11.05.2026 4:37

Recorded by Ashna Ali for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 11, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Ronald Carson: "Forever Plastics" 10.05.2026 5:25

Recorded by Ronald Carson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 10, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Anita Nahal: "The Quiet Shift" 09.05.2026 4:52

Recorded by Anita Nahal for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Gabrielle Bates: "Daughter" 08.05.2026 5:34

Recorded by Gabrielle Bates for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 8, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Edgar Kunz: "A Certain Point" 07.05.2026 4:11

Recorded by Edgar Kunz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 7, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Megan Pinto: "Long Weekend" 06.05.2026 4:14

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 6, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Fady Joudah: "Pink Panther" 05.05.2026 3:05

Recorded by Fady Joudah for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 5, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Lara Atallah: "Spectral Prophecies" 04.05.2026 3:41

Recorded by Lara Atallah for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 4, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

W. J. Herbert: "Drought Season" 03.05.2026 4:11

Recorded by W. J. Herbert for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 3, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Indran Amirthanayagam: "Catching Fire" 02.05.2026 3:07

Recorded by Indran Amirthanayagam for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 2, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Tarfia Faizullah: "Chaturdashpodi Kobita" 01.05.2026 2:46

Recorded by Tarfia Faizullah for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 1, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Guest Editor Interview: May 2026 Guest Editor Hala Alyan 30.04.2026 13:13

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Hala Alyan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 30, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠