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
fahima ife: "our general banality"
3 min
1252
Henneh Kyereh Kwaku: "dent"
3 min
1253
Sawako Nakayasu: from "Pink Waves"
3 min
1254
Jasmine Gibson: "Bird In Hand"
3 min
1255
Sappho: "One Girl"
2 min
1256
A. E. Housman: "A Shropshire Lad, XXX"
2 min
1257
Rindon Johnson: "There Is a Black Fly in Your C...
3 min
1258
Julian Talamantez Brolaski: "sky hammer"
4 min
1259
Chase Berggrun: "Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'"
3 min
1260
manuel arturo abreu: "Klangfarbenmelodie"
3 min
1261
Alain Mabanckou: from "When the Rooster Announc...
3 min
1262
Elsa Gidlow: "Of a Certain Friendship"
2 min
1263
Hart Crane: "Voyages V"
2 min
1264
Claire Meuschke: "Caught Sight"
3 min
1265
Brandon Shimoda: "Rest House"
3 min
1266
essa may ranapiri: "Hinemoana"
3 min
1267
Guest Editor Interview: June 2022 Guest Editor ...
15 min
1268
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Seawall soliloquy number...
2 min
1269
Sage Uʻilani Takehiro: "Fire Dragon"
5 min
1270
Sarojini Naidu: "The Gift of India"
2 min
1271
Iris Tree: "[The sun is lord of life and colour]"
2 min
1272
Arielle Taitano Lowe: "The Weavers Were the Fir...
4 min
1273
Terisa Siagatonu: "The Only Place in the U.S. w...
4 min
1274
Haʻåni Lucia Falo San Nicolas: "By Your Hand"
3 min
1275
Dan Taulapapa McMullin: "The Viole(n)t Cat"
2 min