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