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
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
527
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
528
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
529
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
530
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
531
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
532
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
533
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
534
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
535
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
536
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
537
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
538
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
539
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
540
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
541
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
542
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
543
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
544
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
545
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
546
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
547
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
548
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
549
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
550
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min