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.

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