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
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Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
877
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
878
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
879
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
880
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
881
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
882
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
883
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
884
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
885
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
886
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
887
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
888
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
889
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
890
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
891
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
892
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
893
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
894
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
895
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
896
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
897
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
898
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
899
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
900
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min