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.
1876
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
1877
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1878
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1879
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1880
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1881
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1882
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1883
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1884
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1885
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1886
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1887
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1888
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1889
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1890
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1891
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1892
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1893
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1894
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1895
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1896
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1897
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1898
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1899
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1900
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min