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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Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1077
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1078
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1079
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1080
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1081
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1082
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1083
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1084
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1085
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1086
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1087
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1088
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1089
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1090
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1091
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1092
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1093
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1094
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1095
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1096
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1097
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1098
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1099
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
1100
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min