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
1577
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1578
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1579
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1580
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1581
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1582
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1583
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1584
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1585
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1586
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1587
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1588
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1589
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1590
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1591
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1592
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1593
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1594
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1595
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1596
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1597
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1598
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1599
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1600
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min