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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
226
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
227
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
228
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
229
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
230
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
231
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
232
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
233
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
234
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
235
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
236
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
237
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
238
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
239
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
240
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
241
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
242
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
243
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
244
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
245
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
246
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
247
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
248
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
249
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
250
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min