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