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
426
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
427
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
428
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
429
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
430
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
431
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
432
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
433
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
434
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
435
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
436
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
437
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min
438
Mrigaa Sethi: "Names for Hunger"
3 min
439
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
440
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
441
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
442
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
443
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
444
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min
445
Tarfia Faizullah: "Poem Without Love"
2 min
446
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
447
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min
448
Henry Lawson: "Faces in the Street"
8 min
449
Sheila Black: "The Earth"
4 min
450
Tala Khanmalek: "Louise"
4 min