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