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
1152
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1153
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1154
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1155
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1156
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1157
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1158
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1159
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1160
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1161
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1162
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1163
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1164
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1165
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1166
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1167
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1168
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1169
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1170
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1171
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1172
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1173
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1174
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
1175
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min