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
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
727
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
728
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
729
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
730
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
731
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
732
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
733
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
734
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
735
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
736
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
737
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
738
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
739
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
740
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
741
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
742
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
743
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
744
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
745
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
746
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
747
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
748
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
749
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
750
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min