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
1476
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1477
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1478
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1479
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1480
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1481
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1482
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1483
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1484
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1485
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1486
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1487
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1488
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1489
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1490
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1491
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1492
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1493
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1494
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1495
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1496
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1497
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1498
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1499
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1500
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min