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
1001
Willyce Kim: "Places"
3 min
1002
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
1003
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
1004
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
1005
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
1006
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
1007
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
1008
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
1009
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
1010
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
1011
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
1012
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
1013
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
1014
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
1015
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
1016
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
1017
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
1018
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
1019
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
1020
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
1021
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
1022
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
1023
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
1024
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
1025
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min