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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Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
927
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
928
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
929
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
930
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
931
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
932
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
933
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
934
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
935
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
936
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
937
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
938
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
939
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
940
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
941
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
942
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
943
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
944
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
945
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
946
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
947
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
948
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
949
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
950
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min