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
76
Lehua M. Taitano: "When The World Falls in Arou...
5 min
77
essa may ranapiri: "Te Uto O Te Ika A Maaui / T...
2 min
78
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
79
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
80
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
81
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
82
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
83
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
84
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
85
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
86
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
87
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
88
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
89
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
90
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
91
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
92
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
93
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
94
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
95
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
96
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
97
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
98
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
99
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
100
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min