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