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
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Sarojini Naidu: "The Gift of India"
2 min
1452
Iris Tree: "[The sun is lord of life and colour]"
2 min
1453
Arielle Taitano Lowe: "The Weavers Were the Fir...
4 min
1454
Terisa Siagatonu: "The Only Place in the U.S. w...
4 min
1455
Haʻåni Lucia Falo San Nicolas: "By Your Hand"
3 min
1456
Dan Taulapapa McMullin: "The Viole(n)t Cat"
2 min
1457
Art 25: Art in the 25th Century: "Imaginary Pho...
5 min
1458
Laura Riding Jackson: "Ahead and Around"
3 min
1459
Louis Untermeyer: "Dorothy Dances"
2 min
1460
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1461
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1462
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1463
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1464
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1465
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1466
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1467
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1468
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1469
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1470
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1471
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1472
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1473
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1474
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1475
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min