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Poem-a-Day

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.

  1. 1000

    W. J. Herbert: "Drought Season"

    Recorded by W. J. Herbert for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 3, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  2. 999

    Indran Amirthanayagam: "Catching Fire"

    Recorded by Indran Amirthanayagam for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 2, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  3. 998

    Tarfia Faizullah: "Chaturdashpodi Kobita"

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

  4. 997

    Guest Editor Interview: May 2026 Guest Editor Hala Alyan

    Recorded by Mary Sutton and Hala Alyan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 30, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  5. 996

    Kim Addonizio: "Sleepless Nights"

    Recorded by Kim Addonizio for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 30, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  6. 995

    Lory Bedikian: "My Son Rests His Cheek on the Wrecked Car"

    Recorded by Lory Bedikian for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 29, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  7. 994

    Kai Carlson-Wee: "Blue Room"

    Recorded by Kai Carlson-Wee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 28, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  8. 993

    Anders Carlson-Wee: "Spirits"

    Recorded by Anders Carlson-Wee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 27, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  9. 992

    Malia Maxwell: "In the not-not-woods"

    Recorded by Malia Maxwell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 26, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  10. 991

    Arno Holz, translated by Babette Deutsch and Avrahm Yarmolinsky: From "Phantasus" [My springtime, a sobbing hunger,]

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

  11. 990

    Maxine Scates: "Flyway"

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

  12. 989

    Rebecca Bornstein: "Love Poem to Taco Bell"

    Recorded by Rebecca Bornstein for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 23, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  13. 988

    Jake Young: "Working at the Distillery"

    Recorded by Jake Young for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 22, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  14. 987

    Thomas Centolella: "Cynthia Wanders My Neighborhood"

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

  15. 986

    Tracey Knapp: "To the Sea"

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

  16. 985

    Thomas Wyatt: "[The long love that in my thought doth harbour]"

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

  17. 984

    Louis Untermeyer: "End of the Comedy"

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

  18. 983

    Michael Montlack: “‘I came here to be a poet …’”

    Recorded by Michael Montlack for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 17, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  19. 982

    Alison Luterman: "What the Strength Card in the Tarot Deck Said"

    Recorded by Alison Luterman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 16, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  20. 981

    Arielle Hebert: "Our Book of Delights"

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

  21. 980

    Celeste Doaks: "Daniel’s Response to Jet, or Why Do You Trust Her?"

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

  22. 979

    Gary Young: "[Each morning before dawn,]"

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

  23. 978

    Raffi Joe Wartanian: "Tongue"

    Recorded by Raffi Joe Wartanian for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 12, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  24. 977

    Jesse Arlen: "𓆭 [Tree]"

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

  25. 976

    Suzanne Cleary: "Mercury"

    Recorded by Suzanne Cleary for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 10, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  26. 975

    Didi Jackson: "Spot"

    Recorded by Didi Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  27. 974

    William Archila: "Ginebra"

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

  28. 973

    Susan Deer Cloud: "Waking in Deep Night to the Great Bear"

    Recorded by Susan Deer Cloud for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 7, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  29. 972

    Kathy Evans: "Bio"

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

  30. 971

    Hrayr Varaz: "Ladletime: Night Time"

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

  31. 970

    Lola Koundakjian: "The Little Boy"

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

  32. 969

    Michelle Bitting: "Richard’s Not Such a Die-Hard Christian After All"

    Recorded by Michelle Bitting for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 3, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  33. 968

    J. Scott Brownlee: "These Hills"

    Recorded by J. Scott Brownlee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 2, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  34. 967

    Danusha Laméris: "Peonies"

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

  35. 966

    Guest Editor Interview: April 2026 Guest Editor Dorianne Laux

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

  36. 965

    Kira Tucker: "Precious"

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

  37. 964

    Jane Hirshfield: "I speak with the future."

    Recorded by Jane Hirshfield for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 30, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  38. 963

    Padraic Colum: "The Pigeons"

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

  39. 962

    William Wordsworth: "Persuasion"

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

  40. 961

    Nikita Deshpande: "Post Partum"

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

  41. 960

    Derrick Austin: "Audience"

    Recorded by Derrick Austin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 26, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  42. 959

    ire’ne lara silva: "i didn’t eat the sun"

    Recorded by ire’ne lara silva for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 25, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  43. 958

    Dorianne Laux: "Where Is My Friend?"

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

  44. 957

    Esther Lin: "Origin Story"

    Recorded by Esther Lin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 23, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  45. 956

    Sherwood Anderson: "A Poet"

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

  46. 955

    Louise Glück: "Vita Nova"

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

  47. 954

    Todd Turnidge: "Moonlight Romantica"

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

  48. 953

    January Gill O'Neil: "Honeycrisp"

    Recorded by January Gill O'Neil for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 19, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  49. 952

    Vincent Rendoni: "1985"

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

  50. 951

    Tiana Clark: "Poem Beginning in Berlin, Ending in Boston, and Bookended by Rilke"

    Recorded by Tiana Clark for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 17, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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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