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
776
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
777
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
778
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
779
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
780
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
781
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
782
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
783
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
784
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
785
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
786
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
787
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
788
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
789
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
790
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
791
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
792
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
793
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
794
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
795
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
796
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
797
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
798
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
799
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
800
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min