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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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  • October 24 · 2 min

    William Rose Benét: “The Adoration”

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

  • October 23 · 4 min

    Catherine Barnett: “Dumb Luck”

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

  • October 22 · 4 min

    Gregory Fraser: “Miscarriage”

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

  • October 21 · 5 min

    Carlie Hoffman: “Story”

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

  • October 20 · 4 min

    Steven Duong: “The Biologist and I”

    Recorded by Steven Duong for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 20, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • October 19 · 3 min

    Katie Chaple: “Horse”

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

  • October 18 · 3 min

    Alfred Noyes: “Lines for a Sun-Dial”

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

  • October 17 · 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

  • October 16 · 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

  • October 15 · 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

  • October 14 · 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

  • October 13 · 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

  • October 12 · 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

  • October 11 · 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

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