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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 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

  • September 28 · 3 min

    Matsuo Bashō, translated by Kimiko Hahn: “Three Haiku”

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

  • September 27 · 3 min

    Thomas Hardy: “Going and Staying”

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

  • September 26 · 3 min

    Edith Wharton: “Segesta”

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

  • September 25 · 3 min

    Margaret Noodin, translated by the author: “Fire Strike”

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

  • September 23 · 5 min

    Carmen Gallo, translated by Will Schutt: “Snorkel”

    Recorded by Carmen Gallo and Will Schutt for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 23, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • September 22 · 3 min

    Mirabai, translated by Chloe Martinez: “Mira at the Market”

    Recorded by Chloe Martinez and Mahesh Sharma for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 22, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • September 20 · 3 min

    Robinson Jeffers: “People and a Heron”

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

  • September 19 · 4 min

    Thomas Wyatt: “[Farewell love and all thy laws forever]”

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

  • September 18 · 5 min

    Amanda Hernández, translated by Ana Portnoy Brimmer: “Noise”

    Recorded by Amanda Hernández and Ana Portnoy Brimmer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 18, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • September 17 · 7 min

    Anna Gual, translated by AKaiser: “The New Normal”

    Recorded by Anna Gual and AKaiser Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 17, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

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