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.
1901
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
1902
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
1903
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
1904
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1905
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1906
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1907
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1908
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1909
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1910
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1911
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1912
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1913
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1914
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1915
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1916
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1917
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1918
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1919
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1920
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1921
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1922
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1923
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1924
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1925
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min