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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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  • 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

  • August 9 · 3 min

    John Keats: “The Human Seasons”

    Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • August 8 · 3 min

    Arthur Conan Doyle: “A Tragedy”

    Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 8, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • August 7 · 5 min

    Tracy K. Smith: “Não, João”

    Recorded by Tracy K. Smith for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 7, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • August 6 · 3 min

    Adrian Matejka: “Record Player”

    Recorded by Adrian Matejka for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 6, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • August 5 · 4 min

    Elizabeth Metzger: “Wake Turbulence”

    Recorded by Elizabeth Metzger for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 5, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • August 4 · 4 min

    Chen Chen: “An Evening Discussion”

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

  • August 3 · 3 min

    Meghan O’Rourke: “Erasers”

    Recorded by Meghan O’Rourke for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 3, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

  • August 2 · 3 min

    W. B. Yeats: “No Second Troy”

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

  • August 1 · 3 min

    Archibald MacLeish: “Sonnet”

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

  • July 31 · 1 min

    Charif Shanahan: “Song”

    Recorded by Charif Shanahan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 31, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

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