Poem-a-Day
Episodes
Sasha Wade: "Del Parto"
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sasha Wade for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 17, 2025. ...
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: "Correspondence with Apologies"
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 16, 2025. ...
Monica Ferrell: "Subclinical"
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Monica Ferrell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 15, 2025. ...
Kevin Prufer: "Graves"
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kevin Prufer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 14, 2025. ...
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa: "Camay International"
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 13, 2025. ...
Louise Bogan: "Cassandra"
12 Oct 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 October 12, 2025. ...
Iris Tree: "The Complex Life"
11 Oct 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 October 11, 2025. ...
Kelan Nee: "Manifesto"
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kelan Nee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 10, 2025. ...
Victoria Chang: "The Swan, No. 3 (Hilma af Klint)"
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Victoria Chang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 9, 2025. ...
Dāshaun Washington: "Half-light"
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Dāshaun Washington for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 8, 2025. ...
Kelli Russell Agodon: "Dementia Is a New Way to be Buddhist"
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kelli Russell Agodon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 7, 2025. ...
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Zeina Hashem Beck for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 6, 2025. ...
Aldous Huxley: "The Burning Wheel"
05 Oct 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 October 5, 2025. ...
Alexander Pushkin: "A Nereid"
04 Oct 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 October 4, 2025. ...
David Roderick: "Message for Jim in Syria [Fall fell wind-wise]"
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by David Roderick for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 3, 2025. ...
Blas Falconer: "This is Not a Horse"
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Blas Falconer for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 2, 2025. ...
Hua Xi: "A Bookshelf"
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Hua Xi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 1, 2025. ...
Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal: From “Chant in the Country of Shadows”
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rodney Saint-Éloi and Nathalie Handal for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 30, 2025...
Guest Editor Interview: October 2025 Guest Editor Rick Barot
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Mary Sutton and Rick Barot for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 30, 2025. ...
María Auxiliadora Álvarez and Andrés Fernández: "disagreement"
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by María Auxiliadora Álvarez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 29, 2025. ...
Herman Melville: "Art,"
28 Sep 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 September 28, 2025. ...
Huy Tưởng and Phương Anh: "final final night"
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Phương Anh for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 27, 2025. ...
Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra: "[Untitled]"
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Marcelo Morales and Kristin Dykstra for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 26, 2025. ...
Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni: "2022, January"
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Antonella Anedda and Gioia Guerzoni for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 25, 2025. ...
Samira Negrouche: "Poem of September 24"
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Samira Negrouche for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 24, 2025. ...
Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison: "war"
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Nisrine Mbarki Ben-Ayad and Michele Hutchison for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September ...
Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson: "Winter"
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jorge Galán and Janet Hendrickson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 22, 2025. ...
Sir Walter Scott: From "The Lady of the Lake" Canto I
21 Sep 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 September 21, 2025. ...
John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria: “Lingården Äldreboende Lenhovda”
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by John Iremil Teodoro and Luisa A. Igloria for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 20, 20...
David Cruz and Anthony Geist: “Immigrants”
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by David Cruz and Anthony Geist for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 19, 2025. ...
Shivanee Ramlochan: “The Meaning of Trees”
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Shivanee Ramlochan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 18, 2025. ...
Rolando Kattan, Katherine M. Hedeen, and Víctor Rodríguez Núñez: “Two-Blooded”
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Rolando Kattan and Katherine M. Hedeen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 17, 2025...
José Mármol and Eileen O’Connor: “Another April, Too Cruel”
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by José Mármol and Eileen O’Connor for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 16, 2025. ...
James Sacré and Youmna Chamieh: “One day writing will become too difficult.”
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Youmna Chamieh for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 15, 2025. ...
Margaret Fuller: “Freedom and Truth”
14 Sep 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 September 14, 2025. ...
Tu Fu translated by Marilyn Chin: “Song of My House Being Battered by the Autumn Winds”
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Marilyn Chin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 13, 2025. ...
Bejan Matur and Eleanor Wright: “As Though”
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Bejan Matur and Eleanor Wright for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 9, 2025. ...
Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid: “In this Labyrinth”
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 11, 20...
Immanuel Mifsud and Ruth Ward: “Stone”
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Immanuel Mifsud for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 10, 2025. ...
Yolanda Castaño and Samantha Schnee: “Wheel of Fortune”
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Yolanda Castaño and Samantha Schnee for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 9, 2025. ...
Damir Šodan and James Meetze: “Poetry in Small Language”
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Damir Šodan and James Meetze for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 8, 2025. ...
Dante Gabriel Rossetti: “Sonnet LIX: Love’s Last Gift”
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 7, 2025....
Yaxkin Melchy Ramos and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo: “Capybara Hot Springs”
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Yaxkin Melchy Ramos and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on Septem...
Andrea Cote and Craig Epplin: “Somber Bull”
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Andrea Cote and Craig Epplin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 5, 2025. ...
Tomica Bajsić and Nina Bajsić: “When You Hit Yourself with an Axe While Chopping Wood”
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Tomica Bajsić for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 4, 2025. ...
Anthony Joseph: “Empires”
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Anthony Joseph for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 3, 2025. ...
Katerina Iliopoulou and Jackson Watson: “Cape Tenaron”
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Katerina Iliopoulou and Jackson Watson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 2, 2025....
Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa: “The Wicked Lady”
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 1, 2025. ...
Guest Editor Interview: September 2025 Guest Editor Nathalie Handal
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Mary Sutton and Nathalie Handal for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 31, 2025. ...
Lola Ridge: From “IV. The Stone” [The morning came like primroses]:
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 31, 2025. ...
Léonie Adams: “Early Waking”
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 30, 2025. ...
Geoffrey Brock: “Goodbye”
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Geoffrey Brock for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 29, 2025. ...
Atsuro Riley: “We Be Ludere”
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Atsuro Riley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 28, 2025. ...
Ari Banias: “Task”
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Ari Banias for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 27, 2025. ...
Brian Tierney: “Catering”
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Brian Tierney for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 26, 2025. ...
Cate Marvin: “The Truth”
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Cate Marvin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 25, 2025. ...
Sharon Olds: “Boxer Aria”
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sharon Olds for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 24, 2025. ...
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy: “The Wolves”
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 23, 2025. ...
Wayne Miller: “Theological”
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Wayne Miller for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 22, 2025. ...
Armen Davoudian: “Hot Springs”
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Armen Davoudian for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 21, 2025. ...
Paul Tran: “Eros”
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Paul Tran for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 20, 2025. ...
Aaron Smith: “I’m Dating a Man Who’s Married”
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Aaron Smith for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 19, 2025. ...
D. A. Powell: “Rewilding”
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by D. A. Powell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 18, 2025. ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Fate”
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 17, 2025. ...
Alfred Kreymborg: “Those Everlasting Blues”
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 16, 2025. ...
Sandra Lim: “Cattiveria”
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Sandra Lim for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 15, 2025. ...
Noah Warren: “Shuttle”
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Noah Warren for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 14, 2025. ...
Christian Gullette: “The Fates”
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Christian Gullette for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 13, 2025. ...
Natalie Shapero: “Hansel or Gretel”
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Natalie Shapero for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 12, 2025. ...
Michael Dumanis: “Sehnsucht”
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Michael Dumanis for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 11, 2025. ...
Stanley Kunitz: “Passing Through”
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 10, 2025. ...
Li Bai: “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” translated by Ezra Pound
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 9, 2025. ...
Miguel Murphy: “August”
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Miguel Murphy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 8, 2025. ...
Jesse Nathan: “Panhandle”
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jesse Nathan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 7, 2025. ...
Leonel Sánchez Lopez: “What the Birds Do”
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Leonel Sánchez Lopez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 6, 2025. ...
Saeed Jones: “Self-Portrait as Hereboy, Sethe’s Dog in Beloved”
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Saeed Jones for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 5, 2025. ...
Andrea Cohen: “Pastime ”
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Andrea Cohen for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 4, 2025. ...
Gertrude Stein: “Tender Buttons [Breakfast]”
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 3, 2025. ...
Vachel Lindsay: “Meeting Ourselves”
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 2, 2025. ...
Taylor Byas: “I begin the day thinking”
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Taylor Byas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 1, 2025. ...
Samantha Thornhill: “38. Shedding the Old”
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Samantha Thornhill for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 31, 2025. ...
Guest Editor Interview: August 2025 Guest Editor Randall Mann
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Mary Sutton and Randall Mann for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 31, 2025. www....
Lauren K. Alleyne: “Gift”
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Lauren K. Alleyne for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 30, 2025. ...
Mary Jo Bang: “Madonna Overview”
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Mary Jo Bang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 29, 2025. ...
L. Lamar Wilson: “Lauren Oya Olamina Explains Earthseed to Ernest Hemingway”
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by L. Lamar Wilson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 28, 2025. ...
Philip Levine: “Breath”
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 27, 2025. ...
Else Lasker-Schüler: “Sphinx”
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 26, 2025. ...
Jeffrey Pethybridge: “Note on Method”
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jeffrey Pethybridge for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 25, 2025. ...
Adrian Matejka: “16 Bars Poetica”
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Adrian Matejka for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 24, 2025. ...
Kiki Petrosino: From “De Jure Sanguinis”
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kiki Petrosino for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 23, 2025. ...
Fiona Templeton: “Why Say That”
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Fiona Templeton for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 22, 2025. ...
Elisa Gabbert: “The Bridge”
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Elisa Gabbert for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 21, 2025. ...
Rainer Maria Rilke: “Put Out My Eyes”
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 20, 2025. ...
Charles Baudelaire: “Obsession”
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 19, 2025. ...
CM Burroughs: “One Way To Resurrect An Ancestor”
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by CM Burroughs for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 18, 2025. ...
Christian Campbell: “My Grandmother’s Love Letters”
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Christian Campbell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 17, 2025. ...
Kyla Marshell: “Somewhere Swimming”
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Kyla Marshell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 16, 2025. ...
Tommye Blount: “Karl Lagerfeld’s line of beauty”
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Tommye Blount for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 15, 2025. ...
Jzl Jmz: “Drenched in Reflection”
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by Jzl Jmz for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 14, 2025. www....
Adrienne Rich: “This Evening Let’s”
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded by staff of the Academy of American Poets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 13, 2025. ...