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
1051
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
1052
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
1053
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
1054
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
1055
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
1056
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
1057
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
1058
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
1059
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
1060
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
1061
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
1062
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
1063
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
1064
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
1065
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
1066
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
1067
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
1068
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
1069
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
1070
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
1071
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
1072
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
1073
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
1074
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min
1075
Mrigaa Sethi: "Names for Hunger"
3 min