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.
1951
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
1952
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
1953
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
1954
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
1955
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
1956
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
1957
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
1958
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
1959
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
1960
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
1961
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
1962
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
1963
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
1964
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
1965
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
1966
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
1967
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
1968
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
1969
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
1970
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
1971
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
1972
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
1973
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
1974
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
1975
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min