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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Forrest Gander: "Pastoral"
3 min
1627
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
1628
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1629
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1630
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1631
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1632
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1633
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1634
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1635
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1636
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1637
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1638
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1639
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1640
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1641
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1642
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1643
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1644
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1645
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1646
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1647
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1648
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1649
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1650
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min