Poem-a-Day

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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

    Elizabeth Crawford: "Antelope Valley Times"

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

  2. 999

    Ahmad Ibsais: "The Land Gave Birth"

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

  3. 998

    Ashna Ali: "Aubade on Piazza del Popolo with Saxophonist and Chopin"

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

  4. 997

    Ronald Carson: "Forever Plastics"

    Recorded by Ronald Carson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 10, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  5. 996

    Anita Nahal: "The Quiet Shift"

    Recorded by Anita Nahal for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  6. 995

    Gabrielle Bates: "Daughter"

    Recorded by Gabrielle Bates for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on May 8, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  7. 994

    Edgar Kunz: "A Certain Point"

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

  8. 993

    Megan Pinto: "Long Weekend"

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

  9. 992

    Fady Joudah: "Pink Panther"

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

  10. 991

    Lara Atallah: "Spectral Prophecies"

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

  11. 990

    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

  12. 989

    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

  13. 988

    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

  14. 987

    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

  15. 986

    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

  16. 985

    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

  17. 984

    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

  18. 983

    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

  19. 982

    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

  20. 981

    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

  21. 980

    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

  22. 979

    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

  23. 978

    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

  24. 977

    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

  25. 976

    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

  26. 975

    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

  27. 974

    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

  28. 973

    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

  29. 972

    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

  30. 971

    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

  31. 970

    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

  32. 969

    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

  33. 968

    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

  34. 967

    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

  35. 966

    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

  36. 965

    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

  37. 964

    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

  38. 963

    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

  39. 962

    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

  40. 961

    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

  41. 960

    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

  42. 959

    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

  43. 958

    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

  44. 957

    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

  45. 956

    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

  46. 955

    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

  47. 954

    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

  48. 953

    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

  49. 952

    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

  50. 951

    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

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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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