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
476
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
477
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
478
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
479
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
480
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
481
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
482
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
483
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
484
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
485
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
486
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
487
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
488
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
489
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
490
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
491
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
492
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
493
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
494
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
495
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
496
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
497
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
498
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
499
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
500
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min