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
1176
Edgar Guest: "Home"
4 min
1177
Willyce Kim: "Places"
3 min
1178
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
1179
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
1180
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
1181
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
1182
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
1183
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
1184
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
1185
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
1186
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
1187
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
1188
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
1189
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
1190
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
1191
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
1192
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
1193
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
1194
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
1195
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
1196
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
1197
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
1198
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min
1199
Andrea Abi Karam: "Standing Dead"
2 min
1200
Snigdha Koirala: "Fragments on Naturalization"
2 min