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