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
1201
Natalie Shapero: "Long Week Talking"
2 min
1202
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt: "The Palace-Burner"
5 min
1203
Edgar Guest: "Home"
4 min
1204
Willyce Kim: "Places"
3 min
1205
Guest Editor Interview: September 2023 Guest Ed...
17 min
1206
M. NourbeSe Philip: "frigates that take us land...
4 min
1207
Julie Ezelle-Patton: [Aeons quest eye on]
3 min
1208
Prageeta Sharma: "Lateral Violence"
5 min
1209
Julia Bloch: "Valley Oak"
2 min
1210
Marianne Moore: "Black Earth"
6 min
1211
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Old Age"
3 min
1212
Anne Carson: "Short Talk on Pain"
2 min
1213
Lauren Russell: "Exposition"
4 min
1214
Gabrielle Civil: "Three of Cups"
4 min
1215
Hannah Ensor: "Agnes, a sleep"
4 min
1216
Jennifer Scappettone: "Syrinx Spring"
4 min
1217
Beatrice Ravenel: "The Humming-Bird"
4 min
1218
Edgar Lee Masters: "Theodore the Poet"
3 min
1219
Douglas Kearney: "Minotaur"
2 min
1220
Carlos Soto-Román: "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2 min
1221
Serena Chopra: "Garden Variety with Lesbians"
7 min
1222
Shivram Gopinath: "Pottu / Dot"
3 min
1223
Robin Silbergleid: "Ode to Donor Gametes"
3 min
1224
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Moon Tonight"
3 min
1225
Charles Reznikoff: "Rhythms (Section I)"
3 min