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

Sharan Strange: "Two-Faced Memory" 16.02.2026

Recorded by Sharan Strange for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 16, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Countee Cullen: "Bright Bindings" 15.02.2026

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 15, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Sappho, translated by Bliss Carman: "[I seek and desire] 14.02.2026

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

David Campos: "Kiss. Baptism." 13.02.2026

Recorded by David Campos for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 13, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Wana Udobang: "Dissonance" 12.02.2026

Recorded by Wana Udobang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 12, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Tyree Daye: "Again" 11.02.2026

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

Gabeba Baderoon: "Background, or, How to Look at a Mountain" 10.02.2026

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

Sadia Hassan: "Anti-Elegy" 09.02.2026

Recorded by Sadia Hassan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Leonard Bacon: "Critic" 08.02.2026

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

Bryher: "In Exile" 07.02.2026

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

Niki Herd: "Monkeys & Shows" 06.02.2026

Recorded by Niki Herd for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 6, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Matthew Shenoda: "The Pigeons Rose from the Floor of the Earth; A Clamoring of Wings to Disturb the Silence" 05.02.2026

Recorded by Matthew Shenoda for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 5, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Tara Betts: "At the BBQ Spot" 04.02.2026

Recorded by Tara Betts for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 4, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Mahtem Shiferraw: "Beastly" 03.02.2026

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

A. Van Jordan: "1999" 02.02.2026

Recorded by A. Van Jordan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 2, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Langston Hughes: "Sun Song" 01.02.2026

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

Dulcie Deamer: "The Dreamer" 31.01.2026

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 31, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Guest Editor Interview: February 2026 Guest Editor Chris Abani 31.01.2026

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Chris Abani for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 31, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Marlanda Dekine: "Memory Poem" 30.01.2026

Recorded by Marlanda Dekine for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 30, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

K. A. Hays: “‘Artificial neurons can be trained to kill humans without humans overseeing’” 29.01.2026

Recorded by K. A. Hays for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 29, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Shara Lessley: "Sisyphus" 28.01.2026

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

Canese Jarboe: “Alternate Endings to Shania Twain’s 'That Don’t Impress Me Much' Music Video” 27.01.2026

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

Kimberly Quiogue Andrews: "Poem in Which the Poet Ventriloquizes the Beloved" 26.01.2026

Recorded by Kimberly Quiogue Andrews for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 26, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Henry Howard: "So Cruel Prison" 25.01.2026

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

H. P. Lovecraft: From "Fungi of Yuggoth" [XIV. Star-winds] 24.01.2026

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

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