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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Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1652
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1653
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1654
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1655
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1656
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1657
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1658
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1659
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1660
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1661
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1662
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1663
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1664
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1665
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1666
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1667
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1668
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1669
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1670
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1671
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1672
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1673
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1674
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1675
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min