The Academy of American Poets

Poem-a-Day

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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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The Academy of American Poets

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Latest episode

Oct 14, 2026

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Episodes

E. Hughes: “To Let this Woman Love Me” 14.10.2026

Recorded by E. Hughes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 14, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Ama Codjoe: “Their Pasts” 13.10.2026

Recorded by Ama Codjoe for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 13, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Safiya Sinclair: “Bluebeard” 12.10.2026

Recorded by Safiya Sinclair for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 12, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Charles Dickens: “The Ivy Green” 11.10.2026

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

Claude McKay: “Jasmines” 10.10.2026

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

Brian Komei Dempster: “Glow” 09.10.2026

Recorded by Brian Komei Dempster for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

francine j. harris: “Wish We Were Daddies” 08.10.2026

Recorded by francine j. harris for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 8, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Christian Campbell: From “Birthday Letters” (I) 07.10.2026

Recorded by Christian Campbell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 7, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Kerry Sherin Wright: “Poem haunted by the sound of a long e” 06.10.2026

Recorded by Kerry Sherin Wright for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 6, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Hai-Dang Phan: “Kingfisher” 05.10.2026

Recorded by Hai-Dang Phan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 5, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Susan Stewart: “A Single Tree” 04.10.2026

Recorded by Susan Stewart for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 4, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Henry David Thoreau: “Smoke” 03.10.2026

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 3, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Vievee Francis: “I Have to Write the Book You’ll Burn” 02.10.2026

Recorded by Vievee Francis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 2, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Stuart Dybek: “Nine Bluegills” 01.10.2026

Recorded by Stuart Dybek for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 1, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Guest Editor Interview: October 2026 Guest Editor Edward Hirsch 30.09.2026

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

Yiannis Doukas, translated by A. E. Stallings: “Ekphrasis: Her Expression” 30.09.2026

Recorded by A. E. Stallings and Yiannis Doukas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 30, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Amergin Glúingel, translated by Paul Muldoon: “The Battle Hymn of Amergin” 29.09.2026

Recorded by Paul Muldoon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 29, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Matsuo Bashō, translated by Kimiko Hahn: “Three Haiku” 28.09.2026

Recorded by Kimiko Hahn for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 28, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Thomas Hardy: “Going and Staying” 27.09.2026

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 27, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Edith Wharton: “Segesta” 26.09.2026

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 26, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Margaret Noodin, translated by the author: “Fire Strike” 25.09.2026

Recorded by Margaret Noodin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 25, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Christine de Pisan, translated by Jane Draycott: “The boat” 24.09.2026

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

Carmen Gallo, translated by Will Schutt: “Snorkel” 23.09.2026

Recorded by Carmen Gallo and Will Schutt for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 23, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Mirabai, translated by Chloe Martinez: “Mira at the Market” 22.09.2026

Recorded by Chloe Martinez and Mahesh Sharma for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 22, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Rumi, translated by Haleh Liza Gafori: “Go ahead, Lord, break our harp” 21.09.2026

Recorded by Haleh Liza Gafori for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 21, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

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