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.
1201
Sam Sax: "Pedagogy"
3 min
1202
Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
1203
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
1204
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
1205
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
1206
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
1207
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
1208
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1209
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1210
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1211
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1212
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1213
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1214
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1215
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1216
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1217
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1218
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1219
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1220
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1221
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1222
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1223
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1224
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1225
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min