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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Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1652
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1653
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1654
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
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Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1656
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1657
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1658
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1659
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1660
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1661
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1662
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1663
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1664
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1665
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1666
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1667
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1668
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1669
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1670
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1671
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1672
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
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Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
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Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1675
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min