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
526
Carol Ann Carl: "I Remember"
5 min
527
Simon Shieh: "Poem Addressed to You"
5 min
528
Lyz Soto: "Today I Am Full of Birds"
5 min
529
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
530
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
531
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
532
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
533
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
534
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
535
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
536
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
537
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
538
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
539
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
540
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
541
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
542
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
543
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
544
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
545
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
546
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
547
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
548
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
549
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
550
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min