Poem-a-Day

Ed Roberson: “American Quartet”

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ed Roberson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 6, 2025. www.poets.org

Katherine Mansfield: “The Earth-Child in the Grass”

05 Apr 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 April 5, 2025. www...

Carlos Andrés Gómez: “Ghazal Circling Fatherhood”

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Carlos Andrés Gómez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 4, 2025. www.poets.org

Gia Anansi Shakur: “The Owl”

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Gia Anansi Shakur for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 3, 2025. www.poets.org

Mike Tyler: “Palazzo Tartaruga”

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mike Tyler for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 2, 2025. www.poets.org

Cortney Lamar Charleston: “Magnitude and Bond”

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Cortney Lamar Charleston for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 1, 2025. www.poets.org

Guest Editor Interview: April 2025 Guest Editor Willie Perdomo

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Willie Perdomo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 31, 2025. www.poets....

Lesyk Panasiuk: "A Wartime Dream," translated by Katie Farris and Ilya Kaminsky

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Katie Farris and Lesyk Panasiuk for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 31, 2025. www.poets...

George Eliot: "Self and Life"

30 Mar 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 March 30, 2025. ww...

Scottie McKenzie Frasier: "The Things I Love"

29 Mar 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 March 29, 2025. ww...

Jessica Abughattas: "Failed Poems"

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jessica Abughattas for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 28, 2025. www.poets.org

Brenda Hillman: "1951"

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Brenda Hillman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 27, 2025. www.poets.org

Donna Masini: "My Father Teaches Me to Play Solitaire"

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Donna Masini for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 26, 2025. www.poets.org

Nicole Callihan: "Summer Elegy"

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Nicole Callihan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 25, 2025. www.poets.org

Josh Bell: "The War Against Birthdays"

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Josh Bell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 24, 2025. www.poets.org

Louise Imogen Guiney: "Spring"

23 Mar 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 March 23, 2025. ww...

Sara Teasdale: "Spring Night"

22 Mar 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 March 22, 2025. ww...

Gary Copeland Lilley: "War"

21 Mar 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 March 21, 2025. www.poets...

Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tells Me How Much the Baby’s Delivery Will Cost"

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Katie Condon for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 20, 2025. www.poets.org

Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Chloe Honum for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 19, 2025. www.poets.org

Joseph Millar: "Job"

18 Mar 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 March 18, 2025. ww...

Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jake Skeets for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 17, 2025. www.poets.org

Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Rita Dove for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 16, 2025. www.poets.org

Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"

15 Mar 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 March 15, 2025. ww...

Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Danusha Laméris for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 14, 2025. www.poets.org

Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mosab Abu Toha for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 13, 2025. www.poets.org

Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jennifer Knox for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 12, 2025. www.poets.org

Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Matthew Olzmann for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 11, 2025. www.poets.org

Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glorify Sunrise"

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Sarah Freligh for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 10, 2025. www.poets.org

Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"

09 Mar 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 March 9, 2025. www.poets....

Phoebe Cary: "Otway"

08 Mar 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 March 8, 2025. www.poets....

Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Laura Read for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 7, 2025. www.poets.org

Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a Hot Tub and Pool"

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Jason Schneiderman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 6, 2025. www.poets.org

Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Moira Egan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 5, 2025. www.poets.org

Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Susan Browne for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 4, 2025. www.poets.org

Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of love,"

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Diane Seuss for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on March 3, 2025. www.poets.org

Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"

02 Mar 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 March 2, 2025. www.poets....

Emma Lazarus: "Fog"

01 Mar 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 March 1, 2025. www.poets....

Kamelya Omayma Youssef: "Amto remembers Hussein, Aljibbayn 1983"

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Kamelya Omayma Youssef for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 28, 2025. www.poets.org

Guest Editor Interview: March 2025 Guest Editor Kim Addonizio

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Kim Addonizio for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 28, 2025. www.poet...

Andrea Abi-Karam: "DEAR GABRIELLE,"

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Andrea Abi-Karam for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 27, 2025. www.poets.org

Poupeh Missaghi: "Symptoms that May Be Signs of Some Things"

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Poupeh Missaghi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 26, 2025. www.poets.org

Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: "Last Sky World Burn"

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Fargo Nissim Tbakhi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 25, 2025. www.poets.org

Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin: "Spring"

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Rachel Kyung-Joo Shin for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 24, 2025. www.poets.org

Mark Van Doren: "The Rivals"

23 Feb 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 February 23, 2025. www.po...

Fenton Johnson: "Harlem: The Black City"

22 Feb 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 February 22, 2025. www.po...

Diana Marie Delgado: "And So Many Are Dear"

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Diana Marie Delgado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 21, 2025. www.poets.org

Justin Rovillos Monson: "Institutional(ized) Political Poem, or Poem for Disputed Territories"

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Justin Rovillos Monson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 20, 2025. www.poets.org

Raquel Gutiérrez: "Solip Cystic"

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Raquel Gutiérrez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 19, 2025. www.poets.org

Benjamin Krusling: "what can I know what should I do what may I hope"

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Benjamin Krusling for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 18, 2025. www.poets.org

W. J. Lofton: "The Lord is American"

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by W. J. Lofton for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 17, 2025. www.poets.org

Terrance Hayes: "Vintage Vanity"

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Terrance Hayes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 16, 2025. www.poets.org

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "Love’s Language"

15 Feb 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 February 15, 2025. www.po...

Kinsale Drake: "Rebuke/ /Spell"

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Kinsale Drake for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 14, 2025. www.poets.org

Zaina Alsous: "To a Young Poet"

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Zaina Alsous for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 13, 2025. www.poets.org

Mónica Alexandra Jiménez: "Theft"

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mónica Alexandra Jiménez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 12, 2025. www.poets.o...

MaKshya Tolbert: "Ways to Measure Trees "

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by MaKshya Tolbert for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 11, 2025. www.poets.org

Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu: "host"

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 10, 2025. www.poets.or...

William Moore: "Expectancy"

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by the Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 9, 2025. www...

Angelina Weld Grimké: "Surrender"

08 Feb 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 February 8, 2025. www.poe...

Omar Berrada: "A Thistle Will Do"

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Omar Berrada for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 7, 2025. www.poets.org

Lily Painter: "Funk (#49 song)"

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Lily Painter for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 6, 2025. www.poets.org

Youna Kwak: "After [I never feel so alive as when I am]"

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Youna Kwak for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 5, 2025. www.poets.org

Aldrin Regina Valdez: "January”

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Aldrin Regina Valdez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 4, 2025. www.poets.org

m.s. RedCherries: "playing america in spring

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by m.s. RedCherries for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on February 3, 2025. www.poets.org

Blanche Taylor Dickinson: "Things Said When He Was Gone"

02 Feb 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 February 2, 2025. www.poe...

Frank Barbour Coffin: "The Negro’s 'America'”

01 Feb 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 February 1, 2025. www.poe...

Guest Editor Interview: February 2025 Guest Editor Saretta Morgan

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Saretta Morgan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 31, 2025. www.poet...

Robert Hass: "The Creek in Shirley Canyon"

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Robert Hass for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 31, 2025. www.poets.org

Catherine Bowman: "Pears"

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Catherine Bowman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 30, 2025. www.poets.org

James Hannaham: " Apophasis Now"

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by James Hannaham for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 29, 2025. www.poets.org

Denise Duhamel: "Poem in Which My Mother Snapped"

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Denise Duhamel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 28, 2025. www.poets.org

Hisham Bustani: "An inauspicious day from the get-go"

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Hisham Bustani and Alice Guthrie for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 27, 2025. www.po...

Lucretia Maria Davidson: "The Smile of Innocence"

26 Jan 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 January 26, 2025. www.poe...

Richard Butler Glaenzer: "Star-Magic"

25 Jan 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 January 25, 2025. www.poe...

Mark Halliday: "Hoops with Nets"

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Mark Halliday for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 24, 2025. www.poets.org

Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello: "The Houseguest"

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 23, 2025. www.poets...

Ashley M. Jones: "HOLYHEADHARRIET"

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ashley M. Jones for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 22, 2025. www.poets.org

Megan Fernandes: "On the One Hand"

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Megan Fernandes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 21, 2025. www.poets.org

Kevin Young: "Mantle"

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Kevin Young for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 20, 2025. www.poets.org

William Rose Benét: "The City"

19 Jan 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 January 19, 2025. www.poe...

Arna Bontemps: "My Heart Has Known Its Winter"

18 Jan 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 January 18, 2025. www.poe...

Peter Balakian: "Day of the Dead"

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Peter Balakian for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 17, 2025. www.poets.org

Kerry Hardie: "Acceptance"

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Kerry Hardie for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 16, 2025. www.poets.org

Robert Wrigley: "Centaur over Tomer Butte"

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Robert Wrigley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 15, 2025. www.poets.org

Tom Healy: "Sonnet for the Chickens"

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Tom Healy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 14, 2025. www.poets.org

Emma Trelles: "Dear Sister"

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Emma Trelles for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 13, 2025. www.poets.org

Harriet Monroe: "With a Copy of Shelley"

12 Jan 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 January 12, 2025. www.poe...

Amos Wilder: "Winter Night"

11 Jan 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 January 11, 2025. www.poe...

Laurel Nakanishi: "Sleepless Pantoum"

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Laurel Nakanishi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 10, 2025. www.poets.org

Dylan Brennan: From “A First Glimpse of Ireland”

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Dylan Brennan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 9, 2025. www.poets.org

Carlie Hoffman: "After Morlot Avenue"

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Carlie Hoffman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 8, 2025. www.poets.org

P. Scott Cunningham: "Florida Snow"

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by P. Scott Cunningham for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 7, 2025. www.poets.org

Ariel Francisco: "On the Shore of Lake Atitlán, Apparently I Ruined Breakfast"

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Ariel Francisco for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 6, 2025. www.poets.org

Babette Deutsch: "Hibernal"

05 Jan 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 January 5, 2025. www.poet...

Robert Bridges: "January"

04 Jan 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 January 4, 2025. www.poet...

Michael Hettich: "The Angels"

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Michael Hettich for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 3, 2025. www.poets.org

Alexandra Lytton Regalado: "¿Qué Quiere, Corazón?"

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Alexandra Lytton Regalado for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 2, 2025. www.poets.org

William Archila: "Little soul lost, little shining ghost"

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by William Archila for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 1, 2025. www.poets.org

Sahar Muradi: "All I can see is nothing"

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded by Sahar Muradi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 31, 2024. www.poets.org