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
1152
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
1153
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
1154
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
1155
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
1156
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
1157
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1158
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1159
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1160
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1161
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1162
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1163
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1164
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1165
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1166
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1167
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1168
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1169
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1170
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1171
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1172
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1173
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1174
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1175
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min