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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Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
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Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
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Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
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Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
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Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
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Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
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Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
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Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
759
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
760
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
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Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
762
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
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Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
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Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
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Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
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Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
767
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
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RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
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Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
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Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
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Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
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Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
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Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
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Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
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John James: "Lullaby"
4 min