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
751
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
752
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
753
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
754
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
755
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
756
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
757
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
758
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
759
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
760
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
761
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
762
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
763
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
764
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
765
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
766
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
767
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
768
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
769
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
770
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
771
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
772
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
773
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
774
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min
775
Mrigaa Sethi: "Names for Hunger"
3 min