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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Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
1077
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
1078
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
1079
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
1080
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
1081
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
1082
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1083
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1084
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1085
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1086
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1087
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1088
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1089
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1090
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1091
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1092
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1093
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1094
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1095
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1096
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1097
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1098
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1099
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1100
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min