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.

Books
876
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
877
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
878
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
879
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
880
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
881
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
882
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
883
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
884
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
885
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
886
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
887
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
888
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
889
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
890
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
891
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
892
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
893
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
894
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
895
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
896
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
897
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
898
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
899
Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min
900
Edna K. Saloomey: "My Lebanon"
3 min