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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Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
1052
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1053
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1054
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1055
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1056
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1057
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1058
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1059
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1060
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1061
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1062
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1063
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1064
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1065
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1066
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1067
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1068
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1069
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1070
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1071
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1072
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1073
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1074
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1075
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min