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