Poem-a-Day

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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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
September 16 · 6 min
Daniel Lipara, translated by Robin Myers: [Someone running with his head aflame]
Recorded by Daniel Lipara and Robin Myers for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 16, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 15 · 6 min
Jenny Tunedal, translated by Johannes Göransson: “Older Elektra”
Recorded by Jenny Tunedal and Johannes Göransson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 15, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 14 · 5 min
Stéphane Bouquet, translated by Lindsay Turner: From “Mediations of the Old Young Man” [2. What it was to live in a lake-&-mountain town:]
Recorded by Lindsay Turner for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 14, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 13 · 3 min
Christina Rossetti: “Love Lies Bleeding”
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 13, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 12 · 3 min
Emily Dickinson: “[This is my letter to the World]”
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 12, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 11 · 7 min
Daniela Danz, translated by Monika Cassel: “A Brief History of Condensation Trails”
Recorded by Daniela Danz and Monika Cassel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 11, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 10 · 4 min
Nikola Madzirov: “Silence Comes from Somewhere Else”
Recorded by Nikola Madzirov for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 30, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 9 · 4 min
Eugenio Montale, translated by Jamie McKendrick: “Noon”
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 8 · 3 min
Luis Muñoz, translated by Idra Novey and Garth Greenwell: “Folded”
Recorded by Luis Muñoz and Idra Novey for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 8, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 7 · 3 min
António Osório, translated by Patricio Ferrari and Susan Margaret Brown: “Consolation of Poetry”
Recorded by Patricio Ferrari for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 7, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 6 · 3 min
Babette Deutsch: “The Valley of Aijalon”
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 6, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 5 · 3 min
Robert Frost: “The Cocoon”
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 5, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 4 · 5 min
Dimitri Psurtsev, translated by Philip Metres: “[We waved them off long ago. So why]”
Recorded by Dimitri Psurtsev and Philip Metres for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 4, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 3 · 5 min
César Vallejo, translated by Dean Rader and Carmen Giménez: “[The rage that shatters a man into children,]”
Recorded by Dean Rader and Carmen Giménez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 3, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 2 · 5 min
Tariq Al-Arabi, translated by Tayseer Abu Odeh and Sherah Bloor
Recorded by Tariq Al-Arabi and Sherah Bloor for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 2, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
September 1 · 4 min
Lyudmyla Khersonska, translated by Ilya Kaminsky and Katie Farris: “When Crimea was still a place of light,”
Recorded by Lyudmyla Khersonska and Ilya Kaminsky for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 1, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
August 31 · 8 min
Guest Editor Interview: September 2026 Guest Editor Maya C. Popa
Recorded by Mary Sutton and Maya C. Popa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 31, 2026 www.poets.org
August 31 · 3 min
Morgan Parker: “First Light”
Recorded by Morgan Parker for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 31, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

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