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.
1601
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1602
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1603
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1604
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1605
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1606
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1607
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1608
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1609
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1610
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1611
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1612
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1613
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1614
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1615
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1616
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1617
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1618
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1619
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1620
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1621
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1622
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min
1623
C. Prudence Arceneaux: "Menopause"
4 min
1624
Clemonce Heard: "The United States of Montessori"
3 min
1625
Kim Stafford: "For the Bird Singing before Dawn"
3 min