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
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Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1253
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1254
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1255
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
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William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
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RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
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Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1259
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
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Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1261
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1262
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1263
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
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John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1265
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
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Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1267
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1268
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1269
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1270
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
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Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1272
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1273
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1274
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
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Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min