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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Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
927
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
928
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
929
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
930
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
931
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
932
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
933
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
934
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
935
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
936
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
937
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
938
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
939
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
940
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
941
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
942
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
943
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
944
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
945
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
946
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
947
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
948
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
949
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
950
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min