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
601
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
602
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
603
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
604
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
605
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
606
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
607
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
608
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
609
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
610
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
611
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
612
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
613
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
614
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
615
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
616
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
617
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
618
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
619
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
620
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
621
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
622
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
623
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
624
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
625
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min