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