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.
1751
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1752
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1753
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1754
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1755
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1756
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1757
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1758
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1759
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1760
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1761
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1762
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1763
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1764
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1765
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1766
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1767
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1768
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1769
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1770
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1771
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1772
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1773
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1774
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1775
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min