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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1726
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1727
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1728
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1729
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1730
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1731
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1732
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1733
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1734
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1735
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1736
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1737
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1738
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1739
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1740
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1741
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1742
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1743
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1744
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1745
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1746
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1747
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1748
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1749
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1750
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min