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
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Mrigaa Sethi: "Names for Hunger"
3 min
652
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
653
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
654
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
655
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
656
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
657
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min
658
Tarfia Faizullah: "Poem Without Love"
2 min
659
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
660
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min
661
Henry Lawson: "Faces in the Street"
8 min
662
Sheila Black: "The Earth"
4 min
663
Tala Khanmalek: "Louise"
4 min
664
Ralph James Savarese: "The Bearing Edge"
3 min
665
Raymond Luczak: "Otters"
3 min
666
Pia Täavila-Borsheim: "My Friend, Her Grandson"
3 min
667
Thomas Blacklock: "The Author's Picture"
6 min
668
Anna Williams: "On the Death of Sir Erasmus Phi...
4 min
669
Johnson Cheu: "Wail"
5 min
670
Nathan Spoon: "The Genie Speaks"
3 min
671
DJ Savarese: "The Caseworker Speaks of a Good Fit"
3 min
672
Frank Gallimore: "Parasitoid"
4 min
673
Maija Haavisto: "Ship/Plum"
4 min
674
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
675
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min