Poem-a-Day

By The Academy of American PoetsArts Books

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Poem-a-Day episodes

August 01 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
4 min
July 31 Leslie Sainz: "[There are forces that twist the tops of us like pliers.]"
Recorded by Leslie Sainz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 31, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
4 min
July 31 Guest Editor Interview: August 2026 Guest Editor Charif Shanahan
Recorded by Mary Sutton and Charif Shanahan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 31, 2026 www.poets.org
26 min
July 31 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
2 min
July 30 Marwa Helal: "[the river]"
Recorded by Marwa Helal for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 30, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
4 min
July 29 Kimberly Reyes: "The Storm Surge, 1981–1992"
Recorded by Kimberly Reyes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 29, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
4 min
July 28 Emily Jungmin Yoon: "After My First Breakup, My Father Writes His First Email"
Recorded by Emily Jungmin Yoon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 28, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
5 min
July 27 Divya Victor: "40 Feet from Nowhere"
Recorded by Divya Victor for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 27, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
5 min
July 26 Alfred Kreymborg: “Dirge”
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 26, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
4 min
July 25 Gerard Manley Hopkins: “Spring and Fall”
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 25, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
4 min

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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…