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
826
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
827
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
828
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
829
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
830
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
831
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
832
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
833
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
834
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
835
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
836
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
837
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
838
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
839
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
840
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min
841
Mrigaa Sethi: "Names for Hunger"
3 min
842
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
843
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
844
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
845
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
846
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
847
Tarfia Faizullah: "Poem Without Love"
2 min
848
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min
849
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
850
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min