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
701
Felicia Zamora: "Inner"
4 min
702
Joan Naviyuk Kane: "After Anchorage IV"
3 min
703
Ching-In Chen: "Breath for Metal"
4 min
704
Natalie Shapero: "Long Week Talking"
2 min
705
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt: "The Palace-Burner"
5 min
706
Edgar Guest: "Home"
4 min
707
Willyce Kim: "Places"
3 min
708
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
709
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
710
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
711
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
712
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
713
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
714
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
715
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
716
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
717
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
718
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
719
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
720
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
721
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
722
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
723
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
724
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
725
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min