Skip to content
Poem-a-Day artwork

Poem-a-Day

The Academy of American Poets·1000 episodes

ArtsBooks

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.

Episodes

3 min
Jul 22, 2026
Dare Williams: “Zero Hour”

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

4 min
Jul 21, 2026
Elvira Hernández, translated by Thomas Rothe: “Cross-Armed”

Recorded by Elvira Hernández and Thomas Rothefor Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 21, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

4 min
Jul 20, 2026
Meg Day: “32-inch Aubade with Captions”

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

4 min
Jul 19, 2026
Aldous Huxley: “The Merry-Go-Round”

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 19, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jul 18, 2026
Leonora Speyer: “Deep Sea Fishing”

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

3 min
Jul 17, 2026
Wo Chan: “Roller Coaster, Lightning Storm”

Recorded by Wo Chan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 17, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

10 min
Jul 16, 2026
Diana Bellessi, translated by Leo Boix: “I Have Built a Garden …”

Recorded by Diana Bellessi and Leo Boix for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 16, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

5 min
Jul 15, 2026
Luis Chaves, translated by Julia Guez: “The Bricklayer”

Recorded by Luis Chaves and Julia Guez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 15, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.poets.org⁠

6 min
Jul 14, 2026
Nicole Cecilia Delgado, translated by Carina del Valle Schorske: “Septihambre”

Recorded by Nicole Cecilia Delgado and Carina del Valle Schorske for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 14, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jul 13, 2026
Hajjar Baban: “LOW FLYING PLANES” [From metal and yellow underneath the tire]

Recorded by Hajjar Baban for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 13, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jul 12, 2026
George Gordon Byron: “Song for the Luddites”

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

3 min
Jul 11, 2026
H. J. Massingham: “To Don Quixote”

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

3 min
Jul 10, 2026
Margaret Rhee: “LETTER VII: Remember to Breathe”

Recorded by Margaret Rhee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 10, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jul 9, 2026
Lucas de Lima: “[earth & blood & mining dam-burst.]”

Recorded by Lucas de Lima for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

4 min
Jul 8, 2026
Yesenia Montilla: “Contemplations While Holding Sunchokes During a Blizzard”

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

3 min
Jul 7, 2026
Samuel Ace: “On the far side of pleasure”

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

3 min
Jul 6, 2026
Circe Maia, translated by Jesse Lee Kercheval: “I Didn’t Know”

Recorded by Jesse Lee Kercheval and Silvia Guerra for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 6, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

2 min
Jul 5, 2026
D. H. Lawrence: “The Mosquito Knows”

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

3 min
Jul 4, 2026
Robert Penn Warren: “Prophecy”

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

3 min
Jul 3, 2026
S. Brook Corfman: “Lake Michigan II”

Recorded by S. Brook Corfman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 3, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

4 min
Jul 2, 2026
Janel Pineda: “How to Take a Life”

Recorded by Janel Pineda for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 2, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

5 min
Jul 1, 2026
Wingston González, translated by Urayoán Noel: From “traslaciones” [to sell the wasteland teeming with ghosts]

Recorded by Wingston González and Urayoán Noel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 1, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jun 30, 2026
Fatimah Asghar: “[i love them still]”

Recorded by Fatimah Asghar for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 30, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

15 min
Jun 30, 2026
Guest Editor Interview: July 2026 Guest Editor Oliver Baez Bendorf

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Oliver Baez Bendorf for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 30, 2026 www.poets.org

4 min
Jun 29, 2026
Angel Nafis: “I Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer”

Recorded by Angel Nafis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 29, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jun 28, 2026
Robert Graves: “1915”

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

3 min
Jun 27, 2026
Ezra Pound: “Meditatio”

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

3 min
Jun 26, 2026
D’mani Thomas: “for goldfish that remember seaworld”

Recorded by D’mani Thomas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 26, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jun 25, 2026
Jos Charles: “A Song” [I was want]

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

4 min
Jun 24, 2026
Rachel McKibbens: “Deluxe Mourning Package”

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

4 min
Jun 23, 2026
Isa Borgeson: “[last summer I folded my dresses into storage]”

Recorded by Isa Borgeson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 23, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jun 22, 2026
Travis Tate: “Summer City”

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

5 min
Jun 21, 2026
Edward Powys Mathers: “Six Love Songs”

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

2 min
Jun 20, 2026
Mona Van Duyn: “The Talker”

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

4 min
Jun 19, 2026
Ariana Brown: “The Shoes My Mother Hated, in Fairness, Were Ugly”

Recorded by Ariana Brown for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 19, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

5 min
Jun 18, 2026
Shira Erlichman: “I Was Born Again the First Time I Lost Time Watching a Woman”

Recorded by Shira Erlichman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 18, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

4 min
Jun 17, 2026
Kamelya Omayma Youssef: “My earth which is mine will always make more of itself”

Recorded by Kamelya Omayma Youssef for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 17, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jun 16, 2026
Moncho Alvarado: “An Erasure of Senate Bill 111”

Recorded by Moncho Alvarado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 16, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

5 min
Jun 15, 2026
​​Jimin Seo: “In Memoriam [±That after all this I have still chosen life.]”

Recorded by ​​Jimin Seo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 15, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

2 min
Jun 14, 2026
Mina Loy: “Gertrude Stein”

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

8 min
Jun 13, 2026
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: “St. Telemachus”

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

3 min
Jun 12, 2026
Eva Candelaria Sosa: “Afterwards”

Recorded by Eva Candelaria Sosa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 12, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jun 11, 2026
Lan Lesmeister: “Lube, Ars Poetica”

Recorded by Lan Lesmeisterfor Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 11, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

4 min
Jun 10, 2026
Janani Balasubramanian: “Quiet”

Recorded by Janani Balasubramanian for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 10, 2026 www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jun 9, 2026
Andrea Lawlor: “Position Paper #53: National Archivist”

Recorded by Andrea Lawlor for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

3 min
Jun 8, 2026
Billy-Ray Belcourt: “Bildungssonnet”

Recorded by Billy-Ray Belcourt for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 8, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

6 min
Jun 7, 2026
Erasmus Darwin: From “The Temple of Nature,” Canto I (The Production of Life) [III. Now rose in purple pomp the breezy dawn,]

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

3 min
Jun 6, 2026
Tao Yuanming, translated by Arthur Waley: “[A long time ago]”

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

4 min
Jun 5, 2026
Danez Smith: “Do You Know What Today Is?”

Recorded by Danez Smith for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 5, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

4 min
Jun 4, 2026
William Ward Butler: “Fidelity”

Recorded by William Ward Butler for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 4, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Reviews

No reviews yet.

CrossBinge

Discover books

One connected taste across films, series, games, books & music.

Discussion (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to start the discussion!