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

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Richard Jackson: "A Loud Death" 05.12.2025

Recorded by Richard Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 5, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Sophia Terazawa: From "September Roams a Vertical Passage" 04.12.2025

Recorded by Sophia Terazawa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 4, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Maura Stanton: "A Night in Chicago" 03.12.2025

Recorded by Maura Stanton for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Arthur Sze: "Qinghai Lake" 02.12.2025

Recorded by Arthur Sze for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Brian Gyamfi: "The Thing Dead on the Road" 01.12.2025

Recorded by Brian Gyamfi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Guest Editor Interview: December 2025 Guest Editor Khaled Mattawa 30.11.2025

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Khaled Mattawa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Anonymous, translated by Frances Densmore: "My Dream" 30.11.2025

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Marianne Moore: "Dock Rats" 29.11.2025

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Nicholas Friedman: "Night Before" 28.11.2025

Recorded by Nicholas Friedman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 28, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Casandra López: "Language Studies: ‘Wiishmenok /to love /to like/to want" 27.11.2025

Recorded by Casandra López for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 27, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Abigail Chabitnoy: "Everything Exactly as It Seems" 26.11.2025

Recorded by Abigail Chabitnoy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 26, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers: "Jessica McClure, After the Well" 25.11.2025

Recorded by Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 25, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Benjamin Garcia: "Egg Tooth" 24.11.2025

Recorded by Benjamin Garcia for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Samuel Alfred Beadle: "Alice" 23.11.2025

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Anne Brontë: "Night" 22.11.2025

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 22, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Lisa Bickmore: "flit [sparrow]" 21.11.2025

Recorded by Lisa Bickmore for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 21, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Kimberly Blaeser: "Postures of Devotion" 20.11.2025

Recorded by Kimberly Blaeser for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 20, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Annie Wenstrup: "Lodestone" 19.11.2025

Recorded by Annie Wenstrup for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 19, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Lance Larsen: "To My Daughter's Dead Name" 18.11.2025

Recorded by Lance Larsen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 18, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Trish Hopkinson: "Clutch" 17.11.2025

Recorded by Trish Hopkinson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 17, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Washington Matthews: "Song 'A'" 16.11.2025

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 16, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Witter Bynner: "Madagascar [Opus 104]" 15.11.2025

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 15, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Chris Watkins: "The Sonnet in Drag" 14.11.2025

Recorded by Chris Watkins for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 14, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Carol Moldaw: "What We Wanted" 13.11.2025

Recorded by Carol Moldaw for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 13, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Erin Marie Lynch: "Poshmark" 12.11.2025

Recorded by Erin Marie Lynch for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 12, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

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