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