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 Coleman Edward Dues. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
26
Felicia Zamora: "Inner"
4 min
27
Joan Naviyuk Kane: "After Anchorage IV"
3 min
28
Ching-In Chen: "Breath for Metal"
4 min
29
Natalie Shapero: "Long Week Talking"
2 min
30
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt: "The Palace-Burner"
5 min
31
Edgar Guest: "Home"
4 min
32
Willyce Kim: "Places"
3 min
33
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
34
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
35
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
36
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
37
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
38
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
39
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
40
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
41
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
42
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
43
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
44
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
45
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
46
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
47
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
48
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
49
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
50
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min