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.
1701
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
1702
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1703
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1704
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1705
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1706
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1707
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1708
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1709
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1710
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1711
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1712
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1713
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1714
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1715
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1716
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1717
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1718
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1719
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1720
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1721
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1722
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1723
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1724
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1725
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min