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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Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
802
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
803
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
804
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
805
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
806
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
807
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
808
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
809
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
810
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
811
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
812
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
813
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
814
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
815
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
816
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
817
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
818
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
819
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
820
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
821
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
822
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
823
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
824
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
825
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min