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.
1801
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1802
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1803
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1804
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1805
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1806
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1807
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1808
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1809
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1810
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1811
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1812
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1813
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1814
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1815
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1816
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1817
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1818
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1819
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1820
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1821
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1822
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1823
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1824
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1825
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min