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