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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1301
Sarojini Naidu: "The Gift of India"
2 min
1302
Iris Tree: "[The sun is lord of life and colour]"
2 min
1303
Arielle Taitano Lowe: "The Weavers Were the Fir...
4 min
1304
Terisa Siagatonu: "The Only Place in the U.S. w...
4 min
1305
Haʻåni Lucia Falo San Nicolas: "By Your Hand"
3 min
1306
Dan Taulapapa McMullin: "The Viole(n)t Cat"
2 min
1307
Art 25: Art in the 25th Century: "Imaginary Pho...
5 min
1308
Laura Riding Jackson: "Ahead and Around"
3 min
1309
Louis Untermeyer: "Dorothy Dances"
2 min
1310
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1311
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1312
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1313
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1314
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1315
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1316
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1317
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1318
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1319
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1320
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1321
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1322
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1323
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1324
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1325
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min