A few lines can change
the shape of a day.
Begin with one poem, not an endless feed. Stay for a minute—or follow your curiosity into the library.
Poetico
A world of poetry.
One day at a time.
Twelve languages. Centuries of voices.
A daily invitation to see the world differently.
For iPhone & iPad · Coming soon
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Poetry has no single language
Read close to home.
Wander a little further.
From the music of Persian verse to the spare beauty of a Chinese poem. Familiar voices, new alphabets, and something to discover every day.
The daily edition · Today, in UTC
One day. Many worlds.
A different poem in every language.
Choose a voice. Take your time.
Choose a language, then scroll inside its phone to read the poem. Swipe or use the arrows to explore. The daily edition follows UTC.
Multilingual, by nature
Love a language.
Learn it through poetry.
Speak more than one language? Learning a new one? Read in the languages you love—or discover one you’re learning.
Stay with the original. Follow its meaning with a line-by-line English translation. Find its sound with pronunciation-friendly transliteration, or switch to IPA for a phonetic guide.
- English translations alongside the original
- Transliteration in familiar Latin letters
- Optional International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Available in the app for non-English poems. Machine-generated reading aids are approximate guides, not literary translations or audio.
A closer look · French
Chanson d’automne
Les sanglots longs
Lay sahng-loh lohn
/le sɑ̃ɡlo lɔ̃/
The long sobs
Des violons
Day vyoh-lohn
/de vjɔlɔ̃/
Of violins
De l’automne
Duh loh-ton
/də lotɔn/
Of autumn
Illustrative reading-aid preview. Toggle the layers to find your way into the poem.
Why Poetico
Less scrolling.
More feeling.
Not another thing to keep up with.
A small space for something that matters.
Find your next favorite line.
Poetico for iPhone & iPad. Coming to the App Store.