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
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
452
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
453
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
454
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
455
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
456
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
457
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
458
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
459
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
460
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
461
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
462
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
463
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
464
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
465
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
466
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
467
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
468
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
469
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
470
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
471
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
472
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
473
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
474
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
475
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min