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