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 Coleman Edward Dues. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
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Genevieve Taggard: "Skull Song"
4 min
127
Conrad Aiken: "Senlin: A Biography (Part I, Sec...
6 min
128
Ariel Resnikoff: "ghost canto"
5 min
129
Pattie McCarthy: from "outgoing tide—"
3 min
130
Michael Leong: "For My Cats Gaspara & Alfonsina"
2 min
131
Tarfia Faizullah: "Poem Without Love"
2 min
132
Guest Editor Interview: August 2023 Guest Edito...
10 min
133
Petra Kuppers: "Forest Starships"
3 min
134
Margaret Fairless Barber: "All Souls' Day in a ...
5 min
135
Henry Lawson: "Faces in the Street"
8 min
136
Sheila Black: "The Earth"
4 min
137
Tala Khanmalek: "Louise"
4 min
138
Ralph James Savarese: "The Bearing Edge"
3 min
139
Raymond Luczak: "Otters"
3 min
140
Pia Täavila-Borsheim: "My Friend, Her Grandson"
3 min
141
Thomas Blacklock: "The Author's Picture"
6 min
142
Anna Williams: "On the Death of Sir Erasmus Phi...
4 min
143
Johnson Cheu: "Wail"
5 min
144
Nathan Spoon: "The Genie Speaks"
3 min
145
DJ Savarese: "The Caseworker Speaks of a Good Fit"
3 min
146
Frank Gallimore: "Parasitoid"
4 min
147
Maija Haavisto: "Ship/Plum"
4 min
148
Mary Toles Peet: "To a Bride"
3 min
149
Isaac Watts: "The Sluggard"
5 min
150
Jill Khoury: "Sleep Hygiene"
3 min