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
576
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
577
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
578
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
579
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
580
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
581
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
582
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
583
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
584
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
585
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
586
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
587
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
588
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
589
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
590
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
591
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
592
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
593
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
594
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
595
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
596
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
597
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
598
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
599
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
600
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min