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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Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1277
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1278
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1279
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1280
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1281
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1282
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1283
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1284
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1285
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1286
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1287
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1288
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1289
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1290
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1291
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1292
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1293
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1294
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1295
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1296
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
1297
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
1298
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
1299
Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min
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Edna K. Saloomey: "My Lebanon"
3 min