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
551
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
552
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
553
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
554
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
555
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
556
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
557
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
558
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
559
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
560
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
561
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
562
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
563
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
564
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
565
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
566
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
567
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
568
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
569
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
570
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
571
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
572
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
573
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
574
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
575
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min