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
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
1077
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
1078
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
1079
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
1080
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
1081
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
1082
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
1083
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
1084
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
1085
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
1086
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
1087
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
1088
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
1089
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
1090
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
1091
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
1092
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
1093
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min
1094
Mrigaa Sethi: "Names for Hunger"
3 min
1095
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
1096
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
1097
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
1098
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
1099
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
1100
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min