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
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1877
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1878
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1879
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1880
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1881
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1882
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1883
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1884
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1885
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1886
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1887
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1888
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1889
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1890
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1891
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1892
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1893
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1894
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1895
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1896
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1897
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1898
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1899
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1900
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min