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
853
Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
854
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
855
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
856
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
857
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
858
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
859
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
860
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
861
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
862
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
863
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
864
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
867
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
868
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
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Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
870
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
871
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
872
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
873
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
874
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
875
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min