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
1551
Laura Riding Jackson: "Ahead and Around"
3 min
1552
Louis Untermeyer: "Dorothy Dances"
2 min
1553
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1554
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1555
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1556
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1557
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1558
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1559
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1560
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1561
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1562
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1563
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1564
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1565
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1566
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1567
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1568
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1569
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1570
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1571
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1572
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1573
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1574
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1575
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min