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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
851
Natalie Shapero: "Long Week Talking"
2 min
852
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt: "The Palace-Burner"
5 min
853
Edgar Guest: "Home"
4 min
854
Willyce Kim: "Places"
3 min
855
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
856
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
857
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
858
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
859
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
860
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
861
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
862
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
863
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
864
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
865
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
866
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
867
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
868
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
869
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
870
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
871
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
872
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
873
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
874
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
875
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min