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.
1776
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1777
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1778
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1779
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1780
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1781
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1782
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1783
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1784
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1785
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1786
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1787
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1788
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1789
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1790
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1791
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1792
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1793
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1794
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1795
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1796
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1797
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1798
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1799
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1800
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min