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
626
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
627
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
628
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
629
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
630
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
631
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
632
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
633
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
634
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
635
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
636
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
637
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
638
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
639
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
640
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
641
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
642
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
643
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
644
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
645
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
646
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
647
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
648
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
649
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
650
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min