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
976
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
977
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
978
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
979
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
980
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
981
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
982
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
983
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
984
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
985
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
986
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
987
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
988
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
989
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
990
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
991
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
992
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
993
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
994
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
995
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
996
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
997
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
998
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
999
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
1000
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min