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