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Poem-a-Day is the original and only daily digital poetry series featuring over 250 new, previously unpublished poems by today's talented poets each year.

The Academy of American Poets


    • Jun 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • daily NEW EPISODES
    • 4m AVG DURATION
    • 1,973 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Poem-a-Day

    Maya Marshall: “The Collection Room”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 3:00


    Recorded by Maya Marshall for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 4, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Dior J. Stephens: “a letter to charlie parker”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 3:18


    Recorded by Dior J. Stephens for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Ama Codjoe: “Come One, Come All! Step Right Up! Welcome to the World of Wonders!”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 4:19


    Recorded by Ama Codjoe for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Mónica Gomery: “The End Is the Beginning”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 4:58


    Recorded by Mónica Gomery for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on June 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Guest Editor Interview: June 2025 Guest Editor Omotara James

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 21:07


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

    Kirun Kapur: “Rajat Jayanti”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 3:20


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

    Yusef Komunyakaa: “Frida's Earth Mother”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 4:58


    Recorded by Staff of the Academy of American Poets and Garrett Hongo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Brandy Nālani McDougall: “returning”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 4:25


    Recorded by Brandy Nālani McDougall for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Major Jackson: “Addiction”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 3:22


    Recorded by Major Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 28, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Christopher Buckley: “Desire”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 4:09


    Recorded by Christopher Buckley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 27, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Mark Jarman: “The Mermaid”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 2:36


    Recorded by Mark Jarman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 26, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Joy Ladin: “Forgetting”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 4:16


    Recorded by Joy Ladin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 25, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Pramila Venkateswaran: “Body Language”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 3:46


    Recorded by Pramila Venkateswaran for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Julia Kolchinsky: “Naming”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 5:24


    Recorded by Julia Kolchinsky for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Tarfia Faizullah: “Wait Until It Grows Roots”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 2:20


    Recorded by Tarfia Faizullah for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 22, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Naomi Shihab Nye: “In a Village in the West Bank”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 5:21


    Recorded by Naomi Shihab Nye for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 21, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Vievee Francis: “The Poems Repeat as Dreams as Tears”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 3:20


    Recorded by Vievee Francis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 20, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Robin Coste Lewis: “Cavafy in Compton/Closet Anthem Self-Portrait at 16”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 5:07


    Recorded by Robin Coste Lewis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 19, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Gloria Gervitz, translated by Mark Schafer: From “Migrations”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 7:11


    Recorded by Gloria Gervitz and Mark Schafer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 18, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Varsha Saraiya-Shah: “Anthem for America”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 4:41


    Recorded by Varsha Saraiya-Shah for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 17, 2025. ⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Edward Hirsch: “My First Bookstore”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 4:34


    Recorded by Edward Hirsch for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 16, 2025. ⁠⁠www.poets.org

    David St. John: “Venetian Farewells”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 5:08


    Recorded by David St. John for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 15, 2025. ⁠⁠www.poets.org

    T. R. Hummer: “Who Remembers Davenport”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 3:46


    Recorded by T. R. Hummer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 14, 2025. ⁠⁠www.poets.org

    Nicholas Christopher: “1943”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 3:16


    Recorded by Nicholas Christopher for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 13, 2025. ⁠www.poets.org

    Sally Wen Mao: “Willow, Stop Weeping”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 5:35


    Recorded by Sally Wen Mao for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 12, 2025. ⁠www.poets.org

    Amie Whittemore: “Future History of Earth's Birds”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 3:30


    Recorded by Amie Whittemore for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 11, 2025. ⁠www.poets.org

    Usha Akella: “Breaking bread with phonemes”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 3:32


    Recorded by Usha Akella for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 10, 2025. www.poets.org

    Amy Glynn: “For Leslie”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 4:07


    Recorded by Amy Glynn for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 9, 2025. www.poets.org

    David Mura: “Vegas Rave Muse”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 3:26


    Recorded by David Mura for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 8, 2025. www.poets.org

    Lauren K. Watel: “The Last Act”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 4:03


    Recorded by Lauren K. Watel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 7, 2025. www.poets.org

    Michael Collier: “The Globe”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 3:46


    Recorded by Michael Collier for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 6, 2025. www.poets.org

    Keetje Kuipers: “10,000 Acres Burned”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 3:37


    Recorded by Keetje Kuipers for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 5, 2025. www.poets.org

    Andrew Calis: “The Sea / Is Sacred Still”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 3:44


    Recorded by Andrew Calis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 4, 2025. www.poets.org

    Sophia Naz: “To Bear the Right”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 3:52


    Recorded by Sophia Naz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 3, 2025. www.poets.org

    Tomás Q. Morín: “Bird”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 4:07


    Recorded by Tomás Q. Morín for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 2, 2025. www.poets.org

    Jenny Xie: “Le Temps Mort”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 3:13


    Recorded by Jenny Xie for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 1, 2025. www.poets.org

    Karla Cordero: “As a Kid I Was Told, ‘Don't Step on a Crack or You'll Break Your Momma's Back'”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 4:11


    Recorded by Karla Cordero for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 30, 2025. www.poets.org

    Guest Editor Interview: May 2025 Guest Editor Garrett Hongo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 17:08


    Recorded by Mary Sutton and Garrett Hongo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 30, 2025. www.poets.org

    Mariposa Fernández: “Verses in the Wind”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 3:59


    Recorded by Mariposa Fernández for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 29, 2025. www.poets.org

    Noel Quiñones: “Orange”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 3:23


    Recorded by Noel Quiñones for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 28, 2025. www.poets.org

    Rachel Dillon: “A dead whale can feed an entire ecosystem”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 3:10


    Recorded by Rachel Dillon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 27, 2025. www.poets.org

    William Wordsworth: “To the Daisy”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 6:59


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

    Gabriel Ramirez: “Learn Your Song”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 4:25


    Recorded by Gabriel Ramirez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 25, 2025. www.poets.org

    Dimitri Reyes: “Speakers”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 5:38


    Recorded by Dimitri Reyes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 24, 2025. www.poets.org

    Gabriel Cortez: “Upon Hearing Your Building is up for Sale ”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 4:15


    Recorded by Gabriel Cortez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 23, 2025. www.poets.org

    Barbara Jane Reyes: “Downtown Oakland Poem”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 3:06


    Recorded by Barbara Jane Reyes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 22, 2025. www.poets.org

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    Anacaona Rocio Milagro: “Hangman Poem: One Player Puzzle”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 4:19


    Recorded by Anacaona Rocio Milagro for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 21, 2025. www.poets.org

    Fannie Isabelle Sherrick: “Easter”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 3:07


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

    E. E. Cummings: “La Guerre (II)”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 3:23


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

    Malcolm Friend: “Caliban Theory”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 4:26


    Recorded by Malcolm Friend for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 18, 2025. www.poets.org

    Jacqueline Jiang: “If My Body Is Dying, Tell Me You Love Me”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 4:35


    Recorded by Jacqueline Jiang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 17, 2025. www.poets.org

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