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
676
Kamini Roy: "In the Light"
4 min
677
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
678
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
679
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
680
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
681
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
682
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
683
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
684
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
685
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
686
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
687
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
688
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
689
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
690
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
691
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
692
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
693
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
694
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
695
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
696
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
697
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
698
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
699
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
700
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min