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

Michael Kleber-Diggs: "Lupines in a Yard in San Antonio, Texas" 12.03.2026

Recorded by Michael Kleber-Diggs for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 12, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Leila Chatti: "The World Is Too Much With Us" 11.03.2026

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

Reginald Dwayne Betts: "Petrichor" 10.03.2026

Recorded by Reginald Dwayne Betts for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 10, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Pádraig Ó Tuama: "Our Lady of the Garden" 09.03.2026

Recorded by Pádraig Ó Tuama for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Martial, translated by Henry Howard: "The Means to Attain Happy Life" 08.03.2026

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

Genevieve Taggard: "Going Somewhere" 07.03.2026

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

Angela Narciso Torres: "Late Bird" 06.03.2026

Recorded by Angela Narciso Torres for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 6, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

AE Hines: "Peace Treaty" 05.03.2026

Recorded by AE Hines for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 5, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Daniel B. Summerhill: "Boplicity or Jimmy Throws a Houseparty for Huey Newton & Everybody Shows Up with Their Instrument Instead" 04.03.2026

Recorded by Daniel B. Summerhill for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 4, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Jenny George: "Touching and Being Touched" 03.03.2026

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

Maggie Smith: "This human life" 02.03.2026

Recorded by Maggie Smith for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 2, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Leonora Speyer: "She says, being forbidden:" 01.03.2026

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

Guest Editor Interview: March 2026 Guest Editor Danusha Laméris 28.02.2026

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Danusha Laméris for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 28, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Horace Gregory: "Interior: The Suburbs" 28.02.2026

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

Salem al-Okaly, translated by Khaled Mattawa: "To the Here and Now" 27.02.2026

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

Sanam Sheriff: "The Emperor Pats His Lips with a Napkin" 26.02.2026

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

Mary-Alice Daniel: "Ancestor Syndrome" 25.02.2026

Recorded by Mary-Alice Daniel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 28, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Kwame Dawes: "Window Art" 24.02.2026

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

Ladan Osman: "[ ]" 23.02.2026

Recorded by Ladan Osman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 23, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Pindar, translated by Ernest Myers: "For Asopichos of Orchomenos, Winner in the Boys’ Short Foot-Race" 22.02.2026

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

Robert Bridges: "[The evening darkens over]" 21.02.2026

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

Siwar Masannat: From “With Al-Hudoud” [From above, stolen] 20.02.2026

Recorded by Siwar Masannat for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 20, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Ashaki M. Jackson: “Four planets (but no moon) will be visible to the naked eye tonight.” 19.02.2026

Recorded by Ashaki M. Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 19, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Rabha Ashry: "the art of losing" 18.02.2026

Recorded by Rabha Ashry for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 18, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Rigoberto González: "Lessons at the Legendary Institute for Yarn Spinning" 17.02.2026

Recorded by Rigoberto González for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 17, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

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