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
1552
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1553
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1554
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1555
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1556
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1557
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1558
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1559
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1560
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1561
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1562
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1563
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1564
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1565
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1566
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1567
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1568
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1569
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1570
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1571
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1572
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1573
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1574
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
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Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min