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
1176
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1177
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1178
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1179
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1180
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1181
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1182
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1183
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1184
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1185
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1186
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1187
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1188
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1189
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1190
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1191
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1192
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1193
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1194
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1195
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1196
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1197
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1198
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1199
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1200
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min