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
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
477
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
478
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
479
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
480
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
481
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
482
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
483
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
484
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
485
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
486
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
487
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
488
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
489
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
490
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
491
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
492
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
493
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
494
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
495
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
496
Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
497
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min
498
L. Lamar Wilson: From “Take Me Back, Burden Hill”
7 min
499
Virginia Konchan: "Black Hole"
4 min
500
James Fujinami Moore: "Diagnostic Quiz for Huma...
3 min