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