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
1676
Alain Mabanckou: from "When the Rooster Announc...
3 min
1677
Elsa Gidlow: "Of a Certain Friendship"
2 min
1678
Hart Crane: "Voyages V"
2 min
1679
Claire Meuschke: "Caught Sight"
3 min
1680
Brandon Shimoda: "Rest House"
3 min
1681
essa may ranapiri: "Hinemoana"
3 min
1682
Guest Editor Interview: June 2022 Guest Editor ...
15 min
1683
Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner: "Seawall soliloquy number...
2 min
1684
Sage Uʻilani Takehiro: "Fire Dragon"
5 min
1685
Sarojini Naidu: "The Gift of India"
2 min
1686
Iris Tree: "[The sun is lord of life and colour]"
2 min
1687
Arielle Taitano Lowe: "The Weavers Were the Fir...
4 min
1688
Terisa Siagatonu: "The Only Place in the U.S. w...
4 min
1689
Haʻåni Lucia Falo San Nicolas: "By Your Hand"
3 min
1690
Dan Taulapapa McMullin: "The Viole(n)t Cat"
2 min
1691
Art 25: Art in the 25th Century: "Imaginary Pho...
5 min
1692
Laura Riding Jackson: "Ahead and Around"
3 min
1693
Louis Untermeyer: "Dorothy Dances"
2 min
1694
kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui: "huki the gate"
4 min
1695
Christy Passion: "Waikīkī Returns"
3 min
1696
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "Our Red Road"
3 min
1697
Leora Kava: "pronunciation"
3 min
1698
Mahealani Perez-Wendt: "Lei Kukui, Lei Kuahu"
3 min
1699
Ono no Komachi: "[The flowers and my love,]"
1 min
1700
Sadakichi Hartmann: "Nocturne"
3 min