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
901
Jeremy Radin: "Evening"
2 min
902
Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
903
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
904
Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
905
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
906
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
907
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
908
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
909
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
910
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
911
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
912
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
913
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
914
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
915
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
916
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
917
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
918
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
919
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
920
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
921
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
922
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
923
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
924
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
925
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min