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
878
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
879
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
880
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
881
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
882
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
883
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
884
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
885
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
886
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
887
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
888
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
889
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
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Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
891
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
892
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
893
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
894
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
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Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
896
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
897
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
898
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
899
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
900
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min