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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Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
827
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
828
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
829
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
830
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
831
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
832
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
833
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
834
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
835
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
836
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
837
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
838
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
839
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
840
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
841
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
842
Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min
843
Edna K. Saloomey: "My Lebanon"
3 min
844
Carl Phillips: "Western Edge"
2 min
845
Dana Levin: "Dream Nest"
2 min
846
Molly McCully Brown: "Virginia, Autumn"
3 min
847
Dorianne Laux: "I Dare You"
4 min
848
Victoria Chang: "Grass, 1967"
3 min
849
Kahlil Gibran: "Youth and Age"
6 min
850
Guest Editor Interview: April 2023 Guest Editor...
10 min