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
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
452
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
453
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
454
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
455
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
456
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
457
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
458
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
459
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
460
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
461
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
462
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
463
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
464
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
465
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
466
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
467
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
468
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
469
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
470
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
471
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
472
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
473
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
474
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
475
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min