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.
1726
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1727
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1728
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1729
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1730
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1731
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1732
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1733
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1734
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1735
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1736
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1737
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1738
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1739
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1740
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1741
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1742
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1743
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1744
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1745
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1746
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1747
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1748
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1749
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1750
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min