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