Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
251
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
252
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
253
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
254
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
255
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
256
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
257
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
258
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
259
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
260
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
261
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
262
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
263
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
264
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
265
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
266
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
267
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
268
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min
269
Mrigaa Sethi: "Names for Hunger"
3 min
270
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
271
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
272
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
273
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
274
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
275
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min