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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Rachel McKibbens: "Mentor"
3 min
802
Anis Mojgani: "To the Sea"
2 min
803
Diana Khoi Nguyen: "Selkie Weaning Young (Redux)"
3 min
804
Jeremy Radin: "Evening"
2 min
805
Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
806
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
807
Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
808
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
809
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
810
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
811
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
812
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
813
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
814
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
815
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
816
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
817
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
818
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
819
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
820
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
821
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
822
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
823
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
824
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
825
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min