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