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
1151
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
1152
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
1153
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
1154
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
1155
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
1156
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
1157
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
1158
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
1159
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
1160
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
1161
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
1162
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min
1163
Lindsey Boldt: "A Bartable Enya Afternoon"
3 min
1164
Tanya Lukin Linklater: "Ewako"
3 min
1165
Mrigaa Sethi: "Names for Hunger"
3 min
1166
Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
1167
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
1168
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
1169
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
1170
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
1171
Tarfia Faizullah: "Poem Without Love"
2 min
1172
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min
1173
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
1174
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min
1175
Henry Lawson: "Faces in the Street"
8 min