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
1151
Laura Riding Jackson: "Ahead and Around"
3 min
1152
Louis Untermeyer: "Dorothy Dances"
2 min
1153
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1154
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1155
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1156
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1157
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1158
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1159
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1160
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1161
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1162
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1163
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1164
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1165
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1166
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1167
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1168
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1169
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1170
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1171
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1172
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1173
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1174
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1175
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min