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
Carmen Giménez: "Ode to People Who Hate Me"
3 min
802
Felicia Zamora: "Inner"
4 min
803
Joan Naviyuk Kane: "After Anchorage IV"
3 min
804
Ching-In Chen: "Breath for Metal"
4 min
805
Natalie Shapero: "Long Week Talking"
2 min
806
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt: "The Palace-Burner"
5 min
807
Edgar Guest: "Home"
4 min
808
Willyce Kim: "Places"
3 min
809
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
810
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
811
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
812
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
813
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
814
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
815
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
816
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
817
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
818
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
819
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
820
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
821
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
822
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
823
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
824
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
825
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min