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
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
802
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
803
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
804
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
805
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
806
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
807
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
808
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
809
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
810
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
811
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
812
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
813
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
814
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min
815
Mrigaa Sethi: "Names for Hunger"
3 min
816
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
817
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
818
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
819
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
820
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
821
Tarfia Faizullah: "Poem Without Love"
2 min
822
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min
823
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
824
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min
825
Henry Lawson: "Faces in the Street"
8 min