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
826
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
827
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
828
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
829
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
830
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
831
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
832
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
833
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
834
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
835
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
836
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
837
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
838
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
839
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
840
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
841
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
842
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
843
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
844
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
845
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
846
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
847
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
848
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
849
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
850
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min