Show overview
Audio Poem of the Day launched in 2025 and has put out 312 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 10 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 1 min and 2 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 303 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 303 episodes published. Published by Poetry Foundation.
Episodes
312
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
1 min
Cadence
Near-daily
From the publisher
Audio recordings of classic and contemporary poems read by poets and actors, delivered every day.
Latest Episodes
View all 312 episodesHappiness [There’s just no accounting for happiness]
Nov 5, 20261 min
On Behalf of Trees
Nov 4, 20262 min
Wave Trough
Nov 3, 20261 min
Vanishing Point
Nov 2, 20261 min
The Muse of Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Oct 31, 20262 min
Birdsong, face it, some male machine
Oct 30, 20261 min
Kindness
Oct 29, 20261 min
Poem Beginning with Lines by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Oct 28, 20261 min
How I learned to hold grief at such a young age
Oct 27, 20261 min
The Only Ones
Oct 26, 20261 min
For the Cult-Themed Party
Oct 25, 20261 min
The Real Prayers Are Not the Words, But the Attention that Comes First
Oct 24, 20261 min
Notes after Watching the Inauguration
Oct 23, 20263 min
Such Simple Love
Oct 22, 20260 min
Border Wisdom
Oct 21, 20260 min
To Whom It May Concern
Oct 20, 20261 min
The Doors
Oct 19, 20264 min
Risk Management Song
Oct 18, 20261 min
天涯海角
Oct 17, 20261 min
Figure
Oct 16, 20260 min
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