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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Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
852
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
853
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
854
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
855
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
856
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
857
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
858
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
859
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
860
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
861
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
862
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
863
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
864
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
865
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
866
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
867
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
868
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
869
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
870
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
871
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
872
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
873
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
874
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
875
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min