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.
1551
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
1552
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1553
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1554
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1555
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1556
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1557
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1558
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1559
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1560
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1561
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1562
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1563
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1564
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1565
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1566
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1567
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1568
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1569
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1570
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1571
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1572
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1573
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1574
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1575
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min