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
1526
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1527
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1528
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1529
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1530
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1531
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1532
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1533
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1534
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1535
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1536
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1537
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1538
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1539
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1540
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1541
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1542
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min
1543
Matt Gonzalez: "Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy"
3 min
1544
Deema K. Shehabi: "Vista"
3 min
1545
Jamil B. Holway: "Throbbings"
3 min
1546
KB Brookins: "Good Grief"
7 min
1547
Nathalie Handal: "The City"
3 min
1548
Zeina Hashem Beck: "Time,"
4 min
1549
Michael Simms: "Imperfect"
2 min
1550
Cyrus Cassells: "Guitarrero!"
4 min