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
451
Oscar Wilde: "In The Forest"
3 min
452
Sappho: "[O But My Delicate Lover]"
4 min
453
Guest Editor Interview: June 2024 Guest Editor ...
8 min
454
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie: "Miracles Welcome"
3 min
455
Terisa Siagatonu: "Praise Poem in the Key of Di...
3 min
456
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
5 min
457
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
5 min
458
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
5 min
459
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
460
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
461
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
462
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
463
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
464
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
465
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
466
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
467
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
468
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
469
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
470
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
471
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
472
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
473
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
474
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
475
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min