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Poem-a-Day is the original and only daily digital poetry series featuring over 250 new, previously unpublished poems by today's talented poets each year.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


    • Aug 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 4m AVG DURATION
    • 2,060 EPISODES


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    Atsuro Riley: “We Be Ludere”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 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

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    Ari Banias: “Task”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 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

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    Brian Tierney: “Catering”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 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

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    Cate Marvin: “The Truth”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 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

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    Sharon Olds: “Boxer Aria”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 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

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    Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy: “The Wolves”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 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

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    Wayne Miller: “Theological”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 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

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    Armen Davoudian: “Hot Springs”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 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

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    Paul Tran: “Eros”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 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

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    Aaron Smith: “I'm Dating a Man Who's Married”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 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

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    D. A. Powell: “Rewilding”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 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

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Fate”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 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

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    Alfred Kreymborg: “Those Everlasting Blues”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 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

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    Sandra Lim: “Cattiveria”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 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

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    Noah Warren: “Shuttle”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 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

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    Christian Gullette: “The Fates”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 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

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    Natalie Shapero: “Hansel or Gretel”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 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

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    Michael Dumanis: “Sehnsucht”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 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

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    Stanley Kunitz: “Passing Through”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 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

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    Li Bai: “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter,” translated by Ezra Pound

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 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

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    Miguel Murphy: “August”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 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

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    Jesse Nathan: “Panhandle”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 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

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    Leonel Sánchez Lopez: “What the Birds Do”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 2:57


    Recorded by Leonel Sánchez Lopez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 6, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Saeed Jones: “Self-Portrait as Hereboy, Sethe's Dog in Beloved”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 2:32


    Recorded by Saeed Jones for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 5, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Andrea Cohen: “Pastime ”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 2:48


    Recorded by Andrea Cohen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 4, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Gertrude Stein: “Tender Buttons [Breakfast]”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 9:09


    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 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Vachel Lindsay: “Meeting Ourselves”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 3:47


    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 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Taylor Byas: “I begin the day thinking”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 2:51


    Recorded by Taylor Byas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Guest Editor Interview: August 2025 Guest Editor Randall Mann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 21:30


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

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    Samantha Thornhill: “38. Shedding the Old”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 3:41


    Recorded by Samantha Thornhill for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 31, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Lauren K. Alleyne: “Gift”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 3:30


    Recorded by Lauren K. Alleyne for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Mary Jo Bang: “Madonna Overview”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 4:10


    Recorded by Mary Jo Bang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    L. Lamar Wilson: “Lauren Oya Olamina Explains Earthseed to Ernest Hemingway”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 5:22


    Recorded by L. Lamar Wilson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 28, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Philip Levine: “Breath”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 5:11


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

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    Else Lasker-Schüler: “Sphinx”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 3:00


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

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    Jeffrey Pethybridge: “Note on Method”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 5:56


    Recorded by Jeffrey Pethybridge for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 25, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Adrian Matejka: “16 Bars Poetica”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 2:44


    Recorded by Adrian Matejka for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Kiki Petrosino: From “De Jure Sanguinis”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 3:00


    Recorded by Kiki Petrosino for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Fiona Templeton: “Why Say That”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 3:37


    Recorded by Fiona Templeton for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 22, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Elisa Gabbert: “The Bridge”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 3:26


    Recorded by Elisa Gabbert for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 21, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Rainer Maria Rilke: “Put Out My Eyes”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 3:26


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

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    Charles Baudelaire: “Obsession”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 4:16


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

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    CM Burroughs: “One Way To Resurrect An Ancestor”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 2:55


    Recorded by CM Burroughs for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 18, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Christian Campbell: “My Grandmother's Love Letters”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 4:10


    Recorded by Christian Campbell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 17, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Kyla Marshell: “Somewhere Swimming”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 2:40


    Recorded by Kyla Marshell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 16, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Tommye Blount: “Karl Lagerfeld's line of beauty”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 4:37


    Recorded by Tommye Blount for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 15, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Jzl Jmz: “Drenched in Reflection”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 3:05


    Recorded by Jzl Jmz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 14, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Adrienne Rich: “This Evening Let's”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 4:58


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

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    Pierre Dupont: “A Serenade”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 3:28


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

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    Abe Louise Young: “Who”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 3:06


    Recorded by Abe Louise Young for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 11, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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    Douglas Kearney: “There's no ‘sass' in “dissociation.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 2:49


    Recorded by Douglas Kearney for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 10, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

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