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.
1626
Ariel Francisco: "Insomniami"
5 min
1627
Kaveh Akbar: "My Father’s Accent"
4 min
1628
Jeffrey Harrison: "The Little Book of Cheerful ...
2 min
1629
Dobby Gibson: "After Reading Kobayashi Issa’s T...
2 min
1630
Camille T. Dungy: "In her mostly white town, an...
3 min
1631
Didi Jackson: "Bobolink"
4 min
1632
William Stanley Braithwaite: "Near the End of A...
1 min
1633
Joseph Millar: "Venetian Siesta"
3 min
1634
Dorianne Laux: "I Never Wanted to Die"
2 min
1635
David St. John: "Overlooking the Cortile"
3 min
1636
Brian Sneeden: "Memory is Blood Soluble"
3 min
1637
Forrest Gander: "Pastoral"
3 min
1638
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
1639
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1640
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1641
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1642
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1643
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1644
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1645
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1646
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1647
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1648
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1649
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1650
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min