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
751
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
752
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
753
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
754
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
755
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
756
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
757
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
758
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
759
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
760
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
761
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
762
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
763
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
764
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
765
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
766
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
767
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
768
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
769
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
770
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
771
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
772
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
773
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
774
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
775
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min