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
Dan Taulapapa McMullin: "The Viole(n)t Cat"
2 min
1502
Art 25: Art in the 25th Century: "Imaginary Pho...
5 min
1503
Laura Riding Jackson: "Ahead and Around"
3 min
1504
Louis Untermeyer: "Dorothy Dances"
2 min
1505
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1506
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1507
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1508
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1509
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1510
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1511
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1512
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1513
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1514
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1515
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1516
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1517
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1518
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1519
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1520
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1521
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1522
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1523
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1524
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1525
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min