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The Academy of American Poets

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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  • Today · 4 min

    Katherine Mansfield: “Loneliness”

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

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Victoria Kornuck: “Guided Meditation”

    Recorded by Victoria Kornuck for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 16, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • Thursday · 4 min

    Garrett Hongo: “God Only Knows”

    Recorded by Garrett Hongo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 15, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • Wednesday · 4 min

    E. Hughes: “To Let this Woman Love Me”

    Recorded by E. Hughes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 14, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • Tuesday · 4 min

    Ama Codjoe: “Their Pasts”

    Recorded by Ama Codjoe for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 13, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • Monday · 5 min

    Safiya Sinclair: “Bluebeard”

    Recorded by Safiya Sinclair for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 12, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • Sunday · 4 min

    Charles Dickens: “The Ivy Green”

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

  • October 10 · 3 min

    Claude McKay: “Jasmines”

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

  • October 9 · 4 min

    Brian Komei Dempster: “Glow”

    Recorded by Brian Komei Dempster for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • October 8 · 4 min

    francine j. harris: “Wish We Were Daddies”

    Recorded by francine j. harris for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 8, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • October 7 · 4 min

    Christian Campbell: From “Birthday Letters” (I)

    Recorded by Christian Campbell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 7, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • October 5 · 4 min

    Hai-Dang Phan: “Kingfisher”

    Recorded by Hai-Dang Phan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 5, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • October 4 · 4 min

    Susan Stewart: “A Single Tree”

    Recorded by Susan Stewart for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 4, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • October 3 · 3 min

    Henry David Thoreau: “Smoke”

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

  • October 2 · 4 min

    Vievee Francis: “I Have to Write the Book You’ll Burn”

    Recorded by Vievee Francis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 2, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • October 1 · 4 min

    Stuart Dybek: “Nine Bluegills”

    Recorded by Stuart Dybek for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 1, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • September 30 · 16 min

    Guest Editor Interview: October 2026 Guest Editor Edward Hirsch

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

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