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
726
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
727
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
728
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
729
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
730
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
731
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
732
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
733
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
734
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
735
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
736
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
737
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
738
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
739
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
740
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
741
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
742
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
743
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
744
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
745
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
746
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
747
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
748
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
749
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
750
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min