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
501
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
502
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
503
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
504
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
505
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
506
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
507
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
508
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
509
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
510
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
511
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
512
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
513
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
514
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
515
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
516
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
517
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
518
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
519
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
520
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
521
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
522
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
523
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
524
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
525
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min