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
701
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
702
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
703
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
704
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
705
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
706
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
707
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
708
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
709
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
710
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
711
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
712
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
713
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
714
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
715
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
716
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
717
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
718
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
719
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
720
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
721
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
722
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
723
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
724
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
725
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min