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
451
Diana Khoi Nguyen: "Selkie Weaning Young (Redux)"
3 min
452
Jeremy Radin: "Evening"
2 min
453
Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
454
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
455
Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
456
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
457
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
458
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
459
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
460
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
461
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
462
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
463
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
464
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
465
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
466
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
467
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
468
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
469
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
470
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
471
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
472
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
473
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
474
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
475
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min