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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 · 3 min

    William Carlos Williams: “Thursday”

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

  • Yesterday · 3 min

    Ocean Vuong: “Independence Day”

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

  • Thursday · 4 min

    Kristin Lueke: “ghost ranch”

    Recorded by Kristin Lueke for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 27, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • Wednesday · 4 min

    Jenny Browne: “The Specific Ocean”

    Recorded by Jenny Browne for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 26, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • Tuesday · 4 min

    Kazim Ali: “Sandwich”

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

  • Monday · 4 min

    Margaret Ross: “Forever”

    Recorded by Margaret Ross for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 24, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • Sunday · 2 min

    Carl Sandburg: “Summer Grass”

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

  • August 22 · 3 min

    W. H. Auden: “[Watch any day his nonchalant pauses]”

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

  • August 21 · 4 min

    Raymond Antrobus: “Charles Uzor”

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

  • August 20 · 5 min

    Pimone Triplett: “Toy Peacock in Teak Birdcage”

    Recorded by Pimone Triplett for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 20, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • August 19 · 3 min

    Rowan Ricardo Phillips: “MMXXVI”

    Recorded by Rowan Ricardo Phillips for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 19, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • August 18 · 3 min

    Spencer Reece: “Window”

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

  • August 17 · 3 min

    Tina Chang: “Bearing Down”

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

  • August 16 · 3 min

    E. B. White: “Dog Around the Block”

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

  • August 15 · 2 min

    Sara Teasdale: “Song at Capri”

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

  • August 14 · 5 min

    Ada Limón: “Dusk After Your Passing”

    Recorded by Ada Limón for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 14, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • August 13 · 4 min

    Randall Mann: “Five Murders”

    Recorded by Randall Mann for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 13, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

  • August 12 · 3 min

    Monica Sok: “The Monk”

    Recorded by Monica Sok for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 12, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • August 10 · 3 min

    Jameson Fitzpatrick: “Refrain”

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

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