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
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1877
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1878
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1879
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1880
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1881
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1882
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1883
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1884
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1885
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1886
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1887
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1888
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1889
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1890
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1891
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1892
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1893
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1894
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1895
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1896
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1897
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1898
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1899
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1900
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min