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