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.
1826
Camille T. Dungy: "In her mostly white town, an...
3 min
1827
Didi Jackson: "Bobolink"
4 min
1828
William Stanley Braithwaite: "Near the End of A...
1 min
1829
Joseph Millar: "Venetian Siesta"
3 min
1830
Dorianne Laux: "I Never Wanted to Die"
2 min
1831
David St. John: "Overlooking the Cortile"
3 min
1832
Brian Sneeden: "Memory is Blood Soluble"
3 min
1833
Forrest Gander: "Pastoral"
3 min
1834
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
1835
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1836
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1837
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1838
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1839
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1840
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1841
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1842
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1843
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1844
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1845
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1846
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1847
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1848
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1849
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1850
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min