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.
1926
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1927
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1928
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1929
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1930
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1931
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1932
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1933
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1934
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1935
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1936
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1937
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1938
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1939
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1940
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1941
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1942
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1943
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1944
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
1945
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1946
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1947
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1948
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1949
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1950
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min