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
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Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
853
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
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Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
855
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
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William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
857
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
858
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
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Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
860
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
861
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
862
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
863
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
864
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
865
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
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Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
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Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
868
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
869
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
870
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
871
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
872
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
873
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
874
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
875
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min