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Poem-a-Day is the original and only daily digital poetry series featuring over 250 new, previously unpublished poems by today's talented poets each year.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


    • Oct 31, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Poem-a-Day

    Guest Editor Interview: November 2025 Guest Editor Tacey M. Atsitty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 20:56


    Recorded by Mary Sutton and Tacey M. Atsitty for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 31, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Avia Tadmor: "Nothing Personal"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 4:48


    Recorded by Avia Tadmor for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 31, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠

    Ameen Animashaun: "The Dance of the Lambs and the Birds"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 3:45


    Recorded by Ameen Animashaun for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠

    Brian Teare: "smallholding"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 7:32


    Recorded by Brian Teare for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠⁠

    Weijia Pan: "Immigrant Song at a Food Truck"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 3:25


    Recorded by Weijia Pan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 28, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Jennifer Elise Foerster: "American History"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 4:47


    Recorded by Jennifer Elise Foerster for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 27, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    James Ephraim McGirt: "A Mystery"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2025 3:37


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

    James Joyce: "III"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2025 3:33


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

    Hieu Minh Nguyen: "SoMa"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 3:22


    Recorded by Hieu Minh Nguyen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Dujie Tahat: "All-American Ghazal"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 3:50


    Recorded by Dujie Tahat for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Matthew Gellman: "Conflation"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 4:05


    Recorded by Matthew Gellman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 22, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Susan Mitchell: "Wolf Moon"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 4:31


    Recorded by Susan Mitchell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 21, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Sam Sax: "Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Bridges"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 4:35


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

    Elias Lönnrot, translated by John Martin Crawford: From the "Kalevala" [Proem]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 5:20


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

    Robinson Jeffers: From "The Loving Shepherdess" [Unhappy shepherdess,]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2025 3:45


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

    Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 4:57


    Recorded by Sasha Wade for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 17, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apologies"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 4:12


    Recorded by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 16, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 4:01


    Recorded by Monica Ferrell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 15, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Kevin Prufer: "Graves"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 5:26


    Recorded by Kevin Prufer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 14, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 4:13


    Recorded by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 13, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 3:26


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

    Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2025 5:11


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

    Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 4:34


    Recorded by Kelan Nee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 10, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 4:10


    Recorded by Victoria Chang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 9, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 3:41


    Recorded by Dāshaun Washington for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 8, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to be Buddhist"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 3:47


    Recorded by Kelli Russell Agodon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 7, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 4:35


    Recorded by Zeina Hashem Beck for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 6, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2025 4:36


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

    Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 3:04


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

    David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall fell wind-wise]"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 4:00


    Recorded by David Roderick for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 4:15


    Recorded by Blas Falconer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 3:16


    Recorded by Hua Xi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Chant in the Country of Shadows”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 3:56


    Recorded by Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Editor Rick Barot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 15:29


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

    María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández: "disagreement"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 5:16


    Recorded by María Auxiliadora Álvarez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Herman Melville: "Art,"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 3:05


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

    Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 4:25


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

    Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 4:55


    Recorded by Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 26, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, January"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 4:20


    Recorded by Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 25, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 3:45


    Recorded by Samira Negrouche for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison: "war"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 6:52


    Recorded by Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson: "Winter"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 5:50


    Recorded by Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 22, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Sir Walter Scott: From "The Lady of the Lake" Canto I

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 5:21


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

    John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria: “Lingården Äldreboende Lenhovda”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 5:00


    Recorded by John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 20, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    David Cruz and Anthony Geist: “Immigrants”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 3:24


    Recorded by David Cruz and Anthony Geist for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 19, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Shivanee Ramlochan: “The Meaning of Trees”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 4:33


    Recorded by Shivanee Ramlochan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 18, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Rolando Kattan, Katherine M. Hedeen, and Víctor Rodríguez Núñez: “Two-Blooded”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 4:22


    Recorded by Rolando Kattan and Katherine M. Hedeen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 17, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    José Mármol and Eileen O'Connor: “Another April, Too Cruel”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 7:15


    Recorded by José Mármol and Eileen O'Connor for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 16, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    James Sacré and Youmna Chamieh: “One day writing will become too difficult.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 2:59


    Recorded by Youmna Chamieh for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 15, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

    Margaret Fuller: “Freedom and Truth”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 2:40


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

    Tu Fu translated by Marilyn Chin: “Song of My House Being Battered by the Autumn Winds”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 7:00


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

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