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
1251
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1252
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1253
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1254
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1255
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1256
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1257
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1258
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1259
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1260
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1261
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1262
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1263
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1264
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1265
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1266
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1267
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1268
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1269
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1270
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1271
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1272
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1273
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1274
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1275
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min