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.

Books
1576
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
1577
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1578
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1579
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1580
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1581
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1582
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1583
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1584
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1585
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1586
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1587
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1588
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1589
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1590
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1591
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1592
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1593
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1594
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1595
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1596
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1597
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1598
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1599
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1600
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min