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
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
477
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
478
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
479
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
480
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
481
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
482
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
483
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
484
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
485
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
486
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
487
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
488
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
489
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
490
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
491
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
492
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
493
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
494
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
495
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
496
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
497
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
498
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
499
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
500
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min