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 Genevieve Shubeck. 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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Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
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Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
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Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
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William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
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RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
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Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
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Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
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Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
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Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
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Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
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Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
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John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
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Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
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Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
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Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
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Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
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Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
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Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
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Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
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Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
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Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
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José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
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Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
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Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
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Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min