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
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1852
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1853
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1854
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1855
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1856
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1857
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1858
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1859
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1860
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1861
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1862
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1863
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1864
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1865
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1866
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1867
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1868
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1869
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1870
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1871
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1872
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1873
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1874
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1875
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min