Best Bithell Podcasts (2026)

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André Fontainas, translated by Jethro Bithell: "Desires" 3:34

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3d ago3:34

3:34

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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Tim Earley: "Vacation Bible School" 4:58

16m ago4:58

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Recorded by Tim Earley for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 12, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Samuel Beckett: "Whoroscope" 7:43

15m ago7:43

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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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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E. E. Cummings: From "Puella Mea" [Through the young and awkward hours] 3:18

1h ago3:18

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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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Adam Giannelli: "Alliterative Autobiography" 5:32

41m ago5:32

5:32

Recorded by Adam Giannelli for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 9, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Jenny Johnson: "Queer Trivia Night" 6:44

5h ago6:44

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Recorded by Jenny Johnson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 8, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Jacob Shores-Argüello: "The Names of Grasses" 4:04

3h ago4:04

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Recorded by Jacob Shores-Argüello for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 7, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Sara Nicholson: "What Ails Me" 3:31

40m ago3:31

3:31

Recorded by Sara Nicholson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 6, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Gary Jackson: "Chickens" 3:52

5d ago3:52

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Recorded by Gary Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 5, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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W. H. Auden: "II" [Doom is dark and deeper than any sea-dingle.] 4:15

2d ago4:15

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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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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J. Bailey Hutchinson: "Megaloceros" 4:28

4d ago4:28

4:28

Recorded by J. Bailey Hutchinson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 2, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Austin Araujo: "Burning Candle" 3:46

5d ago3:46

3:46

Recorded by Austin Araujo for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 1, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Carlina Duan: "I Face East (Ars Poetica)" 3:53

6d ago3:53

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Recorded by Carlina Duan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 31, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Guest Editor Interview: January 2026 Guest Editor Geffrey Davis 14:37

6d ago14:37

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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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Sara Abou Rashed: "Gaza I" 3:38

7d ago3:38

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Recorded by Sara Abou Rashed for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Deema K. Shehabi: "Solstice Pantoum" 4:02

8d ago4:02

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Recorded by Deema K. Shehabi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Oscar Wilde: "Le Jardin des Tuileries" 3:24

9d ago3:24

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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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Mary Shelley: "Stanzas" [How like a star you rose upon my life,] 3:53

10d ago3:53

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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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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T. J. Anderson III: "Pollinator" 6:15

11d ago6:15

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Recorded by T. J. Anderson III for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 26, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Roger Mitchell: "Going Back" 3:58

12d ago3:58

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Recorded by Roger Mitchell for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 25, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Elmaz Abinader: "True Metal" 3:40

13d ago3:40

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Recorded by Elmaz Abinader for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 24, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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David Wojahn: "Inauguration Day, 2025" 3:51

14d ago3:51

3:51

Recorded by David Wojahn for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 23, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Talvikki Ansel: "The Lichens" 5:20

16d ago5:20

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Recorded by Talvikki Ansel for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 22, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Lewis Carroll: "Christmas Greetings from a Fairy to a Child" 3:41

17d ago3:41

3:41

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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Donald Justice: "The Artist Orpheus" 4:09

18d ago4:09

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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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Michael Dickman: "A Good Doctor" 3:42

19d ago3:42

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Recorded by Michael Dickman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 19, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Dalia Taha, translated by Sara Elkamel: "Enter Terror" 8:06

20d ago8:06

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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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Aliki Barnstone: "The Sign as You Exit the Artist’s Colony Says ‘The Real World’" 5:57

21d ago5:57

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Recorded by Aliki Barnstone for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 17, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Yahya Frederickson: "News" 5:25

22d ago5:25

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Recorded by Yahya Frederickson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 16, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Chris Abani: "Ash Wednesday" 4:06

23d ago4:06

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Recorded by Chris Abani for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 15, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Charles Reznikoff: "XX" [A white curtain turning in an open window] 2:55

24d ago2:55

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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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Walter de la Mare: "A Song of Enchantment" 3:49

25d ago3:49

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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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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H. R. Webster: "Oranges" 5:58

26d ago5:58

5:58

Recorded by H. R. Webster for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 11, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Lawrence Joseph: "The Imagination Completes Its Grand Circuit," 4:15

27d ago4:15

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Recorded by Lawrence Joseph for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 11, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Megan Levad Beisner: "The woman who cut and painted my toenails" 4:21

28d ago4:21

4:21

Recorded by Megan Levad Beisner for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 10, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Robert Laidler: "Jr" 4:27

1M ago4:27

4:27

Recorded by Robert Laidler for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 9, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.orgBy The Academy of American Poets

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Jennifer Huang: "Gender Euphoria and the Superbloom" 3:38

30d ago3:38

3:38

Recorded by Jennifer Huang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 8, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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John Berryman: "Footing Our Cabin’s Lawn, Before the Wood" 3:27

1M ago3:27

3:27

Recorded by Shane McCrae for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 7, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Wallace Stevens: "The Plot Against the Giant" 3:50

1M ago3:50

3:50

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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.orgBy The Academy of American Poets

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Richard Jackson: "A Loud Death" 5:44

1M ago5:44

5:44

Recorded by Richard Jackson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 5, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Sophia Terazawa: From "September Roams a Vertical Passage" 4:16

1M ago4:16

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Recorded by Sophia Terazawa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 4, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Maura Stanton: "A Night in Chicago" 3:35

1M ago3:35

3:35

Recorded by Maura Stanton for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 3, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Arthur Sze: "Qinghai Lake" 4:13

1M ago4:13

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Recorded by Arthur Sze for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 2, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Brian Gyamfi: "The Thing Dead on the Road" 3:08

1M ago3:08

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Recorded by Brian Gyamfi for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 1, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Anonymous, translated by Frances Densmore: "My Dream" 3:13

1M ago3:13

3:13

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.orgBy The Academy of American Poets

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Guest Editor Interview: December 2025 Guest Editor Khaled Mattawa 18:58

1M ago18:58

18:58

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Khaled Mattawa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 30, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Marianne Moore: "Dock Rats" 4:59

2M ago4:59

4:59

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 29, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.orgBy The Academy of American Poets

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Nicholas Friedman: "Night Before" 2:55

2M ago2:55

2:55

Recorded by Nicholas Friedman for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 28, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Casandra López: "Language Studies: ‘Wiishmenok /to love /to like/to want" 4:28

2M ago4:28

4:28

Recorded by Casandra López for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 27, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets

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Abigail Chabitnoy: "Everything Exactly as It Seems" 3:47

2M ago3:47

3:47

Recorded by Abigail Chabitnoy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 26, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠By The Academy of American Poets