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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Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
1177
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1178
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1179
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1180
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1181
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
1184
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1185
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
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Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
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Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1188
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
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Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
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Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
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John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1192
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1193
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1194
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1195
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
1198
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
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Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1200
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min