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
651
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
652
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
653
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
654
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
655
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
656
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
657
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
658
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
659
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
660
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
661
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
662
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
663
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min
664
Mrigaa Sethi: "Names for Hunger"
3 min
665
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
666
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
667
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
668
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
669
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
670
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min
671
Tarfia Faizullah: "Poem Without Love"
2 min
672
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
673
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min
674
Henry Lawson: "Faces in the Street"
8 min
675
Sheila Black: "The Earth"
4 min