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
401
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
402
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
403
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
404
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
405
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
406
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
407
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
408
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
409
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
410
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
411
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
412
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
413
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
414
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
415
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
416
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
417
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
418
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
419
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
420
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
421
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
422
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
423
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
424
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
425
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min