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
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Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1103
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
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Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
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Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
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William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
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RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
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Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1109
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1110
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1111
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1112
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1113
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1114
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1115
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
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Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1117
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
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Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
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Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
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Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1121
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1122
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
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Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1124
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
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Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min