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.
2051
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
2052
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
2053
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
2054
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
2055
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
2056
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
2057
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
2058
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
2059
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
2060
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
2061
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
2062
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
2063
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
2064
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
2065
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
2066
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
2067
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
2068
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
2069
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
2070
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
2071
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
2072
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
2073
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
2074
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
2075
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min