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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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Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24" 24.09.2025 3:45

Recorded by Samira Negrouche for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison: "war" 23.09.2025 6:52

Recorded by Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson: "Winter" 22.09.2025 5:50

Recorded by Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 22, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Sir Walter Scott: From "The Lady of the Lake" Canto I 21.09.2025 5:21

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

John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria: “Lingården Äldreboende Lenhovda” 20.09.2025 5:00

Recorded by John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 20, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

David Cruz and Anthony Geist: “Immigrants” 19.09.2025 3:24

Recorded by David Cruz and Anthony Geist for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 19, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Shivanee Ramlochan: “The Meaning of Trees” 18.09.2025 4:33

Recorded by Shivanee Ramlochan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 18, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Rolando Kattan, Katherine M. Hedeen, and Víctor Rodríguez Núñez: “Two-Blooded” 17.09.2025 4:22

Recorded by Rolando Kattan and Katherine M. Hedeen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 17, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

José Mármol and Eileen O’Connor: “Another April, Too Cruel” 16.09.2025 7:15

Recorded by José Mármol and Eileen O’Connor for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 16, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

James Sacré and Youmna Chamieh: “One day writing will become too difficult.” 15.09.2025 2:59

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

Margaret Fuller: “Freedom and Truth” 14.09.2025 2:40

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

Tu Fu translated by Marilyn Chin: “Song of My House Being Battered by the Autumn Winds” 13.09.2025 7:00

Recorded by Marilyn Chin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 13, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Bejan Matur and Eleanor Wright: “As Though” 12.09.2025 3:12

Recorded by Bejan Matur and Eleanor Wright for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 9, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid: “In this Labyrinth” 11.09.2025 4:16

Recorded by Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 11, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Immanuel Mifsud and Ruth Ward: “Stone” 10.09.2025 4:50

Recorded by Immanuel Mifsud for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 10, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Yolanda Castaño and Samantha Schnee: “Wheel of Fortune” 09.09.2025 5:11

Recorded by Yolanda Castaño and Samantha Schnee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 9, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Damir Šodan and James Meetze: “Poetry in Small Language” 08.09.2025 4:45

Recorded by Damir Šodan and James Meetze for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 8, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Dante Gabriel Rossetti: “Sonnet LIX: Love’s Last Gift” 07.09.2025 3:02

Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 7, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Yaxkin Melchy Ramos and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo: “Capybara Hot Springs” 06.09.2025 8:11

Recorded by Yaxkin Melchy Ramos and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 6, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Andrea Cote and Craig Epplin: “Somber Bull” 05.09.2025 4:01

Recorded by Andrea Cote and Craig Epplin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 5, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Tomica Bajsić and Nina Bajsić: “When You Hit Yourself with an Axe While Chopping Wood” 04.09.2025 3:16

Recorded by Tomica Bajsić for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 4, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Anthony Joseph: “Empires” 03.09.2025 2:50

Recorded by Anthony Joseph for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Katerina Iliopoulou and Jackson Watson: “Cape Tenaron” 02.09.2025 4:44

Recorded by Katerina Iliopoulou and Jackson Watson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa: “The Wicked Lady” 01.09.2025 2:34

Recorded by Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Lola Ridge: From “IV. The Stone” [The morning came like primroses]: 31.08.2025 5:05

Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 31, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org