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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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Guest Editor Interview: September 2025 Guest Editor Nathalie Handal 31.08.2025 14:06

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

Léonie Adams: “Early Waking” 30.08.2025 3:57

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 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Geoffrey Brock: “Goodbye” 29.08.2025 3:03

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

Atsuro Riley: “We Be Ludere” 28.08.2025 2:28

Recorded by Atsuro Riley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 28, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Ari Banias: “Task” 27.08.2025 3:42

Recorded by Ari Banias for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 27, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Brian Tierney: “Catering” 26.08.2025 4:39

Recorded by Brian Tierney for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 26, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Cate Marvin: “The Truth” 25.08.2025 3:13

Recorded by Cate Marvin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 25, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Sharon Olds: “Boxer Aria” 24.08.2025 4:02

Recorded by Sharon Olds for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy: “The Wolves” 23.08.2025 4:41

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 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Wayne Miller: “Theological” 22.08.2025 2:42

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

Armen Davoudian: “Hot Springs” 21.08.2025 3:23

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

Paul Tran: “Eros” 20.08.2025 5:18

Recorded by Paul Tran for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 20, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Aaron Smith: “I’m Dating a Man Who’s Married” 19.08.2025 3:03

Recorded by Aaron Smith for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 19, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

D. A. Powell: “Rewilding” 18.08.2025 3:17

Recorded by D. A. Powell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 18, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Fate” 17.08.2025 5:09

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 17, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Alfred Kreymborg: “Those Everlasting Blues” 16.08.2025 4:53

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 16, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Sandra Lim: “Cattiveria” 15.08.2025 3:07

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

Noah Warren: “Shuttle” 14.08.2025 4:10

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

Christian Gullette: “The Fates” 13.08.2025 3:16

Recorded by Christian Gullette for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 13, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Natalie Shapero: “Hansel or Gretel” 12.08.2025 3:31

Recorded by Natalie Shapero for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 12, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Michael Dumanis: “Sehnsucht” 11.08.2025 4:59

Recorded by Michael Dumanis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 11, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Stanley Kunitz: “Passing Through” 10.08.2025 4:12

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 10, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Li Bai: “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” translated by Ezra Pound 09.08.2025 4:57

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 9, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Miguel Murphy: “August” 08.08.2025 3:14

Recorded by Miguel Murphy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 8, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

Jesse Nathan: “Panhandle” 07.08.2025 3:56

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