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.
1851
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1852
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1853
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1854
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1855
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1856
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1857
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1858
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1859
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1860
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1861
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1862
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1863
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1864
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1865
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1866
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1867
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1868
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1869
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1870
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1871
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1872
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1873
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1874
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1875
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min