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.

Books
2076
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
2077
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
2078
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
2079
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
2080
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
2081
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
2082
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
2083
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
2084
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
2085
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
2086
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
2087
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
2088
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
2089
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
2090
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
2091
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min
2092
Don Mee Choi: "Berlin: 28.6.2019"
5 min
2093
Mariah Bosch: "Obituary Generator"
3 min
2094
Desiree C. Bailey: "Ex(ile)"
4 min
2095
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
2096
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
2097
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
2098
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
2099
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
2100
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min