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
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
1052
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
1053
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
1054
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
1055
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
1056
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min
1057
Tarfia Faizullah: "Poem Without Love"
2 min
1058
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
1059
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min
1060
Henry Lawson: "Faces in the Street"
8 min
1061
Sheila Black: "The Earth"
4 min
1062
Tala Khanmalek: "Louise"
4 min
1063
Ralph James Savarese: "The Bearing Edge"
3 min
1064
Raymond Luczak: "Otters"
3 min
1065
Pia Täavila-Borsheim: "My Friend, Her Grandson"
3 min
1066
Thomas Blacklock: "The Author's Picture"
6 min
1067
Anna Williams: "On the Death of Sir Erasmus Phi...
4 min
1068
Johnson Cheu: "Wail"
5 min
1069
Nathan Spoon: "The Genie Speaks"
3 min
1070
DJ Savarese: "The Caseworker Speaks of a Good Fit"
3 min
1071
Frank Gallimore: "Parasitoid"
4 min
1072
Maija Haavisto: "Ship/Plum"
4 min
1073
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
1074
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min
1075
Jill Khoury: "Sleep Hygiene"
3 min