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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Diana Khoi Nguyen: "Selkie Weaning Young (Redux)"
3 min
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Jeremy Radin: "Evening"
2 min
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Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
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Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
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Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
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Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
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Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
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Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
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Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
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Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
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Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
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Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
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Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
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Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
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Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
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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