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
1301
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1302
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1303
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1304
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1305
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1306
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1307
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1308
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1309
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1310
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1311
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1312
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1313
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1314
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1315
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1316
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1317
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1318
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1319
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1320
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1321
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1322
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1323
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1324
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1325
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min