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
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1802
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1803
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1804
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1805
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1806
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1807
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1808
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1809
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1810
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1811
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1812
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1813
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1814
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1815
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1816
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1817
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1818
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1819
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1820
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1821
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1822
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1823
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1824
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1825
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min