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.
1601
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1602
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1603
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1604
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1605
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1606
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1607
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1608
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1609
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1610
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1611
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1612
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1613
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1614
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1615
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1616
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1617
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1618
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1619
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1620
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1621
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1622
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1623
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1624
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1625
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min