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.

Books
1676
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1677
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1678
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1679
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1680
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1681
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1682
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1683
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1684
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1685
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1686
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1687
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1688
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1689
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1690
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1691
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1692
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1693
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1694
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1695
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1696
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1697
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1698
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1699
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1700
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min