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
776
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
777
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
778
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
779
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
780
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
781
Tarfia Faizullah: "Poem Without Love"
2 min
782
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min
783
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
784
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min
785
Henry Lawson: "Faces in the Street"
8 min
786
Sheila Black: "The Earth"
4 min
787
Tala Khanmalek: "Louise"
4 min
788
Ralph James Savarese: "The Bearing Edge"
3 min
789
Raymond Luczak: "Otters"
3 min
790
Pia Täavila-Borsheim: "My Friend, Her Grandson"
3 min
791
Thomas Blacklock: "The Author's Picture"
6 min
792
Anna Williams: "On the Death of Sir Erasmus Phi...
4 min
793
Johnson Cheu: "Wail"
5 min
794
Nathan Spoon: "The Genie Speaks"
3 min
795
DJ Savarese: "The Caseworker Speaks of a Good Fit"
3 min
796
Frank Gallimore: "Parasitoid"
4 min
797
Maija Haavisto: "Ship/Plum"
4 min
798
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
799
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min
800
Jill Khoury: "Sleep Hygiene"
3 min