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
426
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
427
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
428
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
429
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
430
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
431
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
432
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
433
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
434
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
435
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
436
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
437
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
438
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
439
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
440
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
441
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
442
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
443
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
444
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
445
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
446
Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
447
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
448
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
449
Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
450
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min