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
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
427
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
428
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
429
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
430
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
431
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
432
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
433
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
434
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
435
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
436
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
437
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
438
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
439
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
440
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
441
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
442
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
443
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
444
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
445
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
446
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
447
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
448
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
449
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
450
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min