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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Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
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L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
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Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
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James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min
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Colin Pope: "Lightning Bug"
3 min
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Tarafa: From “Muʻallaqāt” [Canst thou make me i...
4 min
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b ferguson: "Parkside & Ocean"
3 min
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Stephen Kuusisto: From “Dark Joys”
3 min
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Tory Adkisson: "Lost Letter"
2 min
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Suzanne Gardinier: "Mala 50 / He broke his slin...
3 min
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Miller Oberman: "The Centaur"
3 min
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Joanna Klink: "A Welcome"
4 min
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Abu Nuwas: "[O Málik! I pray thee go for the wi...
5 min
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Donika Kelly: "When the Fact of Your Gaze Means...
3 min
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Alessandra Lynch: "[The lamp is like a capsized...
3 min
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Cecilia Woloch: "Prayer for 2018"
3 min
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Divya Victor: "Make/Do"
4 min
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Fady Joudah: "[…]"
2 min
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Lo Kwa Mei-en: "Pinocchia, you must not stop fo...
3 min
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Guest Editor Interview: April 2024 Guest Editor...
18 min
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Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "My Easter Dove"
4 min
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Marianne Moore: "The Paper Nautilus"
4 min
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Jeffrey McDaniel: "The Jesus Fridge"
3 min
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Ciona Rouse: "Red-Shouldered Hawk"
6 min
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Erika Meitner: "Just as the Darkness Got Very D...
5 min