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
801
Natalie Shapero: "Long Week Talking"
2 min
802
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt: "The Palace-Burner"
5 min
803
Edgar Guest: "Home"
4 min
804
Willyce Kim: "Places"
3 min
805
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
806
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
807
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
808
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
809
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
810
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
811
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
812
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
813
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
814
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
815
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
816
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
817
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
818
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
819
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
820
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
821
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
822
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
823
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
824
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
825
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min