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

Books
351
Diana Khoi Nguyen: "Selkie Weaning Young (Redux)"
3 min
352
Jeremy Radin: "Evening"
2 min
353
Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
354
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
355
Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
356
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
357
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
358
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
359
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
360
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
361
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
362
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
363
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
364
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
365
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
366
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
367
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
368
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
369
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
370
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
371
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
372
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
373
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
374
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
375
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min