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
901
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt: "The Palace-Burner"
5 min
902
Edgar Guest: "Home"
4 min
903
Willyce Kim: "Places"
3 min
904
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
905
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
906
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
907
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
908
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
909
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
910
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
911
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
912
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
913
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
914
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
915
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
916
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
917
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
918
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
919
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
920
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
921
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
922
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
923
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
924
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
925
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min