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
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt: "The Palace-Burner"
5 min
1152
Edgar Guest: "Home"
4 min
1153
Willyce Kim: "Places"
3 min
1154
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
1155
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
1156
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
1157
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
1158
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
1159
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
1160
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
1161
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
1162
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
1163
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
1164
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
1165
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
1166
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
1167
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
1168
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
1169
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
1170
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
1171
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
1172
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
1173
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
1174
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
1175
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min