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
Iris Tree: "[The sun is lord of life and colour]"
2 min
1227
Arielle Taitano Lowe: "The Weavers Were the Fir...
4 min
1228
Terisa Siagatonu: "The Only Place in the U.S. w...
4 min
1229
Haʻåni Lucia Falo San Nicolas: "By Your Hand"
3 min
1230
Dan Taulapapa McMullin: "The Viole(n)t Cat"
2 min
1231
Art 25: Art in the 25th Century: "Imaginary Pho...
5 min
1232
Laura Riding Jackson: "Ahead and Around"
3 min
1233
Louis Untermeyer: "Dorothy Dances"
2 min
1234
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1235
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1236
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1237
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1238
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1239
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1240
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1241
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1242
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1243
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1244
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1245
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1246
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1247
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1248
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1249
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1250
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min