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
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1852
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1853
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1854
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1855
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1856
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1857
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1858
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1859
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1860
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1861
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1862
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1863
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1864
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1865
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1866
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1867
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1868
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1869
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1870
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1871
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1872
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1873
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1874
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1875
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min