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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
901
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
902
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
903
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
904
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
905
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
906
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
907
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
908
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
909
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
910
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
911
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
912
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
913
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
914
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
915
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
916
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
917
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
918
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
919
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
920
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
921
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
922
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
923
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
924
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
925
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min