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
1626
Art 25: Art in the 25th Century: "Imaginary Pho...
5 min
1627
Laura Riding Jackson: "Ahead and Around"
3 min
1628
Louis Untermeyer: "Dorothy Dances"
2 min
1629
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1630
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1631
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1632
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1633
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1634
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1635
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min
1636
Emelihter Kihleng: "Envy"
2 min
1637
leilani portillo: "in our chant of the creation...
4 min
1638
Imaikalani Kalahele: "Contact Zone"
2 min
1639
Ngaio Simmons: "Whānau"
4 min
1640
Evelyn Flores: "The Flame Tree"
3 min
1641
Charles Reznikoff: "[The city breaks in houses ...
2 min
1642
Nisha Atalie: "Do/Do Not"
3 min
1643
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: "For Mauna a W...
4 min
1644
Penina Ava Taesali: from "What kind of times ar...
5 min
1645
Craig Santos Perez: "Love in a Time of Covid-19"
3 min
1646
Dana Naone Hall: "Remembering"
2 min
1647
Joe Balaz: "Message to My Sistah"
3 min
1648
Guest Editor Interview: May 2022 Guest Editor B...
20 min
1649
Yvor Winters: "The Moonlight"
1 min
1650
Liza Katz Duncan: "Apostrophe"
2 min