Poem-a-Day
Episodes
Genevieve Taggard: "Going Somewhere"
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 7, 2026. ...
Angela Narciso Torres: "Late Bird"
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Angela Narciso Torres for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 6, 2026. ...
AE Hines: "Peace Treaty"
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by AE Hines for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 5, 2026. ...
Daniel B. Summerhill: "Boplicity or Jimmy Throws a Houseparty for Huey Newton & Everybody Shows Up with Their Instrument Instead"
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Daniel B. Summerhill for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 4, 2026. ...
Jenny George: "Touching and Being Touched"
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jenny George for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 3, 2026. ...
Maggie Smith: "This human life"
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Maggie Smith for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 2, 2026. ...
Leonora Speyer: "She says, being forbidden:"
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 1, 2026. ...
Guest Editor Interview: March 2026 Guest Editor Danusha Laméris
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Mary Sutton and Danusha Laméris for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 28, 2026. ...
Horace Gregory: "Interior: The Suburbs"
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 28, 2026. ...
Salem al-Okaly, translated by Khaled Mattawa: "To the Here and Now"
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Khaled Mattawa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 27, 2026. ...
Sanam Sheriff: "The Emperor Pats His Lips with a Napkin"
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sanam Sheriff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 26, 2026. ...
Mary-Alice Daniel: "Ancestor Syndrome"
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Mary-Alice Daniel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 28, 2026. ...
Kwame Dawes: "Window Art"
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kwame Dawes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 24, 2026. ...
Ladan Osman: "[ ]"
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Ladan Osman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 23, 2026. ...
Pindar, translated by Ernest Myers: "For Asopichos of Orchomenos, Winner in the Boys’ Short Foot-Race"
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 22, 2026. ...
Robert Bridges: "[The evening darkens over]"
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 21, 2026. ...
Siwar Masannat: From “With Al-Hudoud” [From above, stolen]
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Siwar Masannat for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 20, 2026. ...
Ashaki M. Jackson: “Four planets (but no moon) will be visible to the naked eye tonight.”
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Ashaki M. Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 19, 2026. ...
Rabha Ashry: "the art of losing"
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rabha Ashry for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 18, 2026. ...
Rigoberto González: "Lessons at the Legendary Institute for Yarn Spinning"
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rigoberto González for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 17, 2026. ...
Sharan Strange: "Two-Faced Memory"
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sharan Strange for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 16, 2026. ...
Countee Cullen: "Bright Bindings"
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 15, 2026. ...
Sappho, translated by Bliss Carman: "[I seek and desire]
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 14, 2026. ...
David Campos: "Kiss. Baptism."
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by David Campos for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 13, 2026. ...
Wana Udobang: "Dissonance"
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Wana Udobang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 12, 2026. ...
Tyree Daye: "Again"
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 11, 2026. ...
Gabeba Baderoon: "Background, or, How to Look at a Mountain"
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Gabeba Baderoon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 10, 2026. ...
Sadia Hassan: "Anti-Elegy"
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sadia Hassan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 9, 2026. ...
Leonard Bacon: "Critic"
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 8, 2026. ...
Bryher: "In Exile"
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 7, 2026. ...
Niki Herd: "Monkeys & Shows"
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Niki Herd for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 6, 2026. ...
Matthew Shenoda: "The Pigeons Rose from the Floor of the Earth; A Clamoring of Wings to Disturb the Silence"
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Matthew Shenoda for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 5, 2026. ...
Tara Betts: "At the BBQ Spot"
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Tara Betts for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 4, 2026. ...
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Beastly"
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Mahtem Shiferraw for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 3, 2026. ...
A. Van Jordan: "1999"
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by A. Van Jordan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 2, 2026. ...
Langston Hughes: "Sun Song"
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 1, 2026. ...
Dulcie Deamer: "The Dreamer"
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 31, 2026. ...
Guest Editor Interview: February 2026 Guest Editor Chris Abani
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Mary Sutton and Chris Abani for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 31, 2026. ...
Marlanda Dekine: "Memory Poem"
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Marlanda Dekine for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 30, 2026. ...
K. A. Hays: “‘Artificial neurons can be trained to kill humans without humans overseeing’”
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by K. A. Hays for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 29, 2026. ...
Shara Lessley: "Sisyphus"
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Shara Lessley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 28, 2026. ...
Canese Jarboe: “Alternate Endings to Shania Twain’s 'That Don’t Impress Me Much' Music Video”
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Canese Jarboe for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 27, 2026. ...
Kimberly Quiogue Andrews: "Poem in Which the Poet Ventriloquizes the Beloved"
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kimberly Quiogue Andrews for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 26, 2026. ...
Henry Howard: "So Cruel Prison"
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 25, 2026. ...
H. P. Lovecraft: From "Fungi of Yuggoth" [XIV. Star-winds]
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 24, 2026. ...
Amy M. Alvarez: "Burn Out"
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Amy M. Alvarez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 23, 2026. ...
Iain Haley Pollock: "[And I return to the field]"
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Iain Haley Pollock for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 22, 2026. ...
Natalie Scenters-Zapico: "Aura"
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Natalie Scenters-Zapico for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 21, 2026. ...
Elizabeth Bradfield: "The Teeth on My Wrist"
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Elizabeth Bradfield for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 20, 2026. ...
Katrina Vandenberg: "Tomatoes"
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Katrina Vandenberg for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 19, 2026. ...
Frank Horne: "Youth"
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 18, 2026. ...
Marie Ponsot: "Rain All Night, Paris"
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 17, 2026. ...
A. L. Nielsen: "Consensus"
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by A. L. Nielsen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 16, 2026. ...
Rebecca Gayle Howell: "How Will I Know You" [For months]
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rebecca Gayle Howell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 15, 2026. ...
Todd Davis: "How She Heard It"
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Todd Davis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 14, 2026. ...
Lindsay Bernal: "The Laundresses"
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Lindsay Bernal for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 13, 2026. ...
Tim Earley: "Vacation Bible School"
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Tim Earley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 12, 2026. ...
Samuel Beckett: "Whoroscope"
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 11, 2026. ...
E. E. Cummings: From "Puella Mea" [Through the young and awkward hours]
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 10, 2026. ...
Adam Giannelli: "Alliterative Autobiography"
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Adam Giannelli for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 9, 2026. ...
Jenny Johnson: "Queer Trivia Night"
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jenny Johnson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 8, 2026. ...
Jacob Shores-Argüello: "The Names of Grasses"
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jacob Shores-Argüello for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 7, 2026. ...
Sara Nicholson: "What Ails Me"
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sara Nicholson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 6, 2026. ...
Gary Jackson: "Chickens"
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Gary Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 5, 2026. ...
W. H. Auden: "II" [Doom is dark and deeper than any sea-dingle.]
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 4, 2026. ...
André Fontainas, translated by Jethro Bithell: "Desires"
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 3, 2026. ...
J. Bailey Hutchinson: "Megaloceros"
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by J. Bailey Hutchinson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 2, 2026. ...
Austin Araujo: "Burning Candle"
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Austin Araujo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 1, 2026. ...
Guest Editor Interview: January 2026 Guest Editor Geffrey Davis
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Geffrey Davis and Khaled Mattawa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 31, 2025. ...
Carlina Duan: "I Face East (Ars Poetica)"
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Carlina Duan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 31, 2025. ...
Sara Abou Rashed: "Gaza I"
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sara Abou Rashed for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 30, 2025. ...
Deema K. Shehabi: "Solstice Pantoum"
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Deema K. Shehabi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 29, 2025. ...
Oscar Wilde: "Le Jardin des Tuileries"
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 28, 2025. ...
Mary Shelley: "Stanzas" [How like a star you rose upon my life,]
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 27, 2025. ...
T. J. Anderson III: "Pollinator"
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by T. J. Anderson III for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 26, 2025. ...
Roger Mitchell: "Going Back"
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Roger Mitchell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 25, 2025. ...
Elmaz Abinader: "True Metal"
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Elmaz Abinader for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 24, 2025. ...
David Wojahn: "Inauguration Day, 2025"
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by David Wojahn for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 23, 2025. ...
Talvikki Ansel: "The Lichens"
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Talvikki Ansel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 22, 2025. ...
Lewis Carroll: "Christmas Greetings from a Fairy to a Child"
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 21, 2025. ...
Donald Justice: "The Artist Orpheus"
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 20, 2025. ...
Michael Dickman: "A Good Doctor"
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Michael Dickman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 19, 2025. ...
Dalia Taha, translated by Sara Elkamel: "Enter Terror"
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Dalia Taha and Sara Elkamel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 18, 2025. ...
Aliki Barnstone: "The Sign as You Exit the Artist’s Colony Says ‘The Real World’"
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Aliki Barnstone for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 17, 2025. ...
Yahya Frederickson: "News"
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Yahya Frederickson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 16, 2025. ...
Chris Abani: "Ash Wednesday"
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Chris Abani for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 15, 2025. ...
Charles Reznikoff: "XX" [A white curtain turning in an open window]
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 14, 2025. ...
Walter de la Mare: "A Song of Enchantment"
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 13, 2025. ...
H. R. Webster: "Oranges"
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by H. R. Webster for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 11, 2025. ...
Lawrence Joseph: "The Imagination Completes Its Grand Circuit,"
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Lawrence Joseph for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 11, 2025. ...
Megan Levad Beisner: "The woman who cut and painted my toenails"
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Megan Levad Beisner for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 10, 2025. ...
Robert Laidler: "Jr"
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Robert Laidler for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 9, 2025. ...
Jennifer Huang: "Gender Euphoria and the Superbloom"
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jennifer Huang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 8, 2025. ...
John Berryman: "Footing Our Cabin’s Lawn, Before the Wood"
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Shane McCrae for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 7, 2025. ...
Wallace Stevens: "The Plot Against the Giant"
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 6, 2025. ...
Richard Jackson: "A Loud Death"
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Richard Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 5, 2025. ...
Sophia Terazawa: From "September Roams a Vertical Passage"
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sophia Terazawa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 4, 2025. ...
Maura Stanton: "A Night in Chicago"
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Maura Stanton for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 3, 2025. ...
Arthur Sze: "Qinghai Lake"
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Arthur Sze for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 2, 2025. ...
Brian Gyamfi: "The Thing Dead on the Road"
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Brian Gyamfi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 1, 2025. ...