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
2101
Carol Muske-Dukes: "Grief Dream"
2 min
2102
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Life and Death"
2 min
2103
André Naffis-Sahely: "The Other Side of Nowhere"
4 min
2104
Danusha Laméris: "Nothing Wants to Suffer"
4 min
2105
Iris Jamahl Dunkle: "House Empty Speaks a Loud ...
4 min
2106
Arthur Sze: "Rock Paper Scissors"
3 min
2107
Valencia Robin: "After Graduate School"
3 min
2108
Alicia Ostriker: "When Love"
2 min
2109
Rainer Maria Rilke: "Love Song"
2 min
2110
Irvin W. Underhill: "Winter to Spring"
2 min
2111
Dunya Mikhail: "One More Love Poem"
2 min
2112
Lynne Thompson: "My Einsteinicity"
3 min
2113
Lupe Mendez: "La suavecita"
4 min
2114
Cynthia Dewi Oka: "The Roots Do a Live Cover of...
3 min
2115
Cyrus Cassells: "How Many Lives Have We Lived i...
3 min
2116
Effie Lee Newsome: "O Sea, That Knowest Thy Str...
2 min
2117
Ana Castillo: "A Amazônia está queimando"
5 min
2118
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "Ode to Sitting in a Booth"
3 min
2119
Angela Peñaredondo: "to hold these contradictio...
4 min
2120
Sokunthary Svay: "I am the Apsara’s daughter"
2 min
2121
Natalie Diaz: "excerpts from 'Duned'"
11 min
2122
Sandra Gustin: "Cause of Death"
5 min
2123
Ina Coolbrith: "After the Winter Rain"
2 min
2124
Margaret Noodin: "Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream...
3 min
2125
Luisa A. Igloria: "Custody"
6 min