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