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
1226
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1227
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1228
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1229
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1230
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1231
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1232
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1233
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1234
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1235
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1236
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1237
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1238
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1239
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1240
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1241
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1242
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1243
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1244
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1245
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1246
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1247
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1248
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1249
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1250
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min