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
1327
Jade Cho: "Three Months Since"
3 min
1328
Cameron Awkward-Rich: "My Life Closed Twice"
2 min
1329
Safia Elhillo: "Amsterdam"
3 min
1330
Jun Fujita: "[A frail hepatica]"
2 min
1331
Allison Hutchcraft: "Though from Here I Can’t S...
4 min
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Elizabeth Acevedo: "Self-Portrait as Lilith"
3 min
1333
Jay Deshpande: "Wanting a Child"
4 min
1334
Leigh Lucas: "Dirtbag"
3 min
1335
Sarah Kay: "In the House With No Doors"
4 min
1336
Sandra Lim: "Poem"
2 min
1337
Guest Editor Interview: May 2023 Guest Editor H...
13 min
1338
William Faulkner: "[The ringèd moon sits eerily]"
4 min
1339
RK Fauth: "Playing with Bees"
3 min
1340
Kevin Young: "Ledge"
3 min
1341
Rebecca Lindenberg: "The Splendid Body"
4 min
1342
Ross Gay: "Throwing Children"
3 min
1343
Ansel Elkins: "Someone Forgot to Whisper Your D...
4 min
1344
Natalie Diaz: "Alchemy Horse"
8 min
1345
Hilda Conkling: "Gift"
3 min
1346
John James: "Lullaby"
4 min
1347
Camille T. Dungy: "let grow more winter fat / w...
2 min
1348
Analicia Sotelo: "Eating the Moon in Cotulla, TX"
3 min
1349
Roger Reeves: "The Head of the Cottonmouth"
3 min
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Matthew Zapruder: "Poem for a Suicide"
3 min