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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Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
1327
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
1328
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1329
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1330
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1331
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1332
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1333
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1334
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1335
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1336
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1337
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1338
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1339
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1340
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1341
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1342
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1343
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1344
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1345
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1346
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1347
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1348
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1349
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1350
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min