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