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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Debra Allbery: "Sidereal"
3 min
1277
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
1278
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
1279
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
1280
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
1281
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
1282
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1283
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1284
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1285
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1286
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1287
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1288
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1289
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1290
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1291
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1292
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1293
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1294
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1295
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1296
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1297
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1298
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1299
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
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Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min