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
1601
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1602
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1603
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1604
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1605
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1606
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1607
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1608
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1609
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1610
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1611
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1612
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1613
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1614
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1615
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1616
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1617
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1618
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1619
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1620
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1621
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1622
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1623
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1624
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1625
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min