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.
1526
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1527
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1528
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1529
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1530
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1531
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1532
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1533
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1534
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1535
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1536
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1537
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1538
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1539
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1540
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1541
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1542
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1543
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1544
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1545
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1546
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1547
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1548
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1549
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1550
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min