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
626
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
627
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
628
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
629
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
630
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
631
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
632
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
633
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
634
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
635
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
636
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
637
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
638
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
639
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
640
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
641
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
642
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
643
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
644
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
645
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
646
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
647
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
648
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
649
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
650
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min