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
926
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger: "Midmorning"
3 min
927
Rajiv Mohabir: "Water-Owl, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale"
5 min
928
Aimee Suzara: "Birthing Woman as Viscera-Sucker"
4 min
929
Bao Phi: "To The People Who Have Resisted the U...
4 min
930
Anjoli Roy: "Last"
4 min
931
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Kaōnōn"
2 min
932
Tu Fu: "The Excursion"
5 min
933
Solomon ibn Gabirol: "Night-Piece"
5 min
934
Kay Ulanday Barrett: "Duplex for the Sick & Tired"
3 min
935
Marisa Lin: "Tiananmen Square, 1989"
5 min
936
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "We Live We Live"
8 min
937
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
938
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
939
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
940
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
941
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
942
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
943
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
944
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
945
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
946
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
947
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
948
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
949
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
950
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min