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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Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
902
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
903
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
904
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
905
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
906
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
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Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
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Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
909
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
910
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
911
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
912
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
913
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
914
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
915
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
916
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
917
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
918
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
919
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
920
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
921
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
922
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
923
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
924
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
925
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min