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.
1026
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1027
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1028
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1029
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1030
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1031
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1032
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1033
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1034
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1035
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1036
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1037
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1038
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1039
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1040
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1041
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1042
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1043
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1044
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1045
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1046
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1047
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1048
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1049
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1050
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min