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
1501
Arielle Taitano Lowe: "The Weavers Were the Fir...
4 min
1502
Terisa Siagatonu: "The Only Place in the U.S. w...
4 min
1503
Haʻåni Lucia Falo San Nicolas: "By Your Hand"
3 min
1504
Dan Taulapapa McMullin: "The Viole(n)t Cat"
2 min
1505
Art 25: Art in the 25th Century: "Imaginary Pho...
5 min
1506
Laura Riding Jackson: "Ahead and Around"
3 min
1507
Louis Untermeyer: "Dorothy Dances"
2 min
1508
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1509
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1510
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1511
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1512
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1513
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1514
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1515
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1516
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1517
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1518
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1519
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1520
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1521
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1522
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1523
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1524
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1525
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min