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
1601
Arielle Taitano Lowe: "The Weavers Were the Fir...
4 min
1602
Terisa Siagatonu: "The Only Place in the U.S. w...
4 min
1603
Haʻåni Lucia Falo San Nicolas: "By Your Hand"
3 min
1604
Dan Taulapapa McMullin: "The Viole(n)t Cat"
2 min
1605
Art 25: Art in the 25th Century: "Imaginary Pho...
5 min
1606
Laura Riding Jackson: "Ahead and Around"
3 min
1607
Louis Untermeyer: "Dorothy Dances"
2 min
1608
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1609
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1610
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1611
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1612
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1613
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1614
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1615
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1616
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1617
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1618
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1619
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1620
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1621
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1622
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1623
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1624
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1625
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min