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.
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Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
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Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
378
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
379
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
380
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
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Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
382
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
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RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
384
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
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Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
386
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
387
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
388
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
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Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
390
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
391
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
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Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
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Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
394
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
395
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
396
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
397
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
398
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
399
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
400
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min