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
1077
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1078
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1079
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1080
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1081
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1082
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1083
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1084
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1085
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1086
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1087
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1088
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1089
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1090
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1091
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1092
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1093
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1094
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1095
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1096
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1097
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
1098
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
1099
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
1100
Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min