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