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
1126
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
1127
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
1128
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
1129
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
1130
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
1131
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
1132
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
1133
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
1134
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
1135
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
1136
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
1137
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
1138
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
1139
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
1140
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min
1141
Mrigaa Sethi: "Names for Hunger"
3 min
1142
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
1143
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
1144
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
1145
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
1146
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
1147
Tarfia Faizullah: "Poem Without Love"
2 min
1148
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min
1149
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
1150
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min