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.

Books
1101
Anis Mojgani: "To the Sea"
2 min
1102
Diana Khoi Nguyen: "Selkie Weaning Young (Redux)"
3 min
1103
Jeremy Radin: "Evening"
2 min
1104
Jennifer Givhan: "My Mom's Been Asking for a Ha...
5 min
1105
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: "Noon"
3 min
1106
Pankajini Basu: "Basanta Panchami"
4 min
1107
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
1108
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
1109
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
1110
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
1111
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
1112
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
1113
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
1114
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1115
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1116
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1117
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1118
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1119
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1120
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1121
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1122
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1123
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1124
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1125
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min