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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Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1327
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1328
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1329
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1330
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1331
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1332
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1333
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1334
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1335
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1336
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1337
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1338
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1339
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1340
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1341
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
1342
Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min
1343
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocenic"
3 min
1344
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1345
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1346
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1347
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1348
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
1349
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
1350
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min