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 Thea Matthews. 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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Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1327
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1328
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1329
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1330
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1331
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1332
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1333
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1334
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1335
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1336
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1337
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1338
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1339
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1340
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1341
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1342
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1343
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1344
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1345
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1346
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1347
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1348
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1349
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1350
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min