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
1076
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
1077
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
1078
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
1079
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
1080
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
1081
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min
1082
Tarfia Faizullah: "Poem Without Love"
2 min
1083
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
1084
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min
1085
Henry Lawson: "Faces in the Street"
8 min
1086
Sheila Black: "The Earth"
4 min
1087
Tala Khanmalek: "Louise"
4 min
1088
Ralph James Savarese: "The Bearing Edge"
3 min
1089
Raymond Luczak: "Otters"
3 min
1090
Pia Täavila-Borsheim: "My Friend, Her Grandson"
3 min
1091
Thomas Blacklock: "The Author's Picture"
6 min
1092
Anna Williams: "On the Death of Sir Erasmus Phi...
4 min
1093
Johnson Cheu: "Wail"
5 min
1094
Nathan Spoon: "The Genie Speaks"
3 min
1095
DJ Savarese: "The Caseworker Speaks of a Good Fit"
3 min
1096
Frank Gallimore: "Parasitoid"
4 min
1097
Maija Haavisto: "Ship/Plum"
4 min
1098
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
1099
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min
1100
Jill Khoury: "Sleep Hygiene"
3 min