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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
151
Dante Di Stefano: "Green Burial Unsonnet"
3 min
152
Li Bai: "Songs to the Peonies Sung to the Air: ...
5 min
153
Chandanie Somwaru: "Doodhpitty // Cidium"
3 min
154
Hala Alyan: "Siri as Mother"
3 min
155
Jake Eduardo Vermaas: "[ode to the water beneat...
3 min
156
Angela Peñaredondo: "harvest"
4 min
157
Aimee Nezhukumatathil: "First Time Brushing Tee...
2 min
158
Sarah McCartt-Jackson: "Borrow"
2 min
159
Moses ibn Ezra: “Nachum: Spring Songs”
8 min
160
Donovan Kūhiō Colleps: "He Mea Māloʻeloʻe #3"
4 min
161
Grace Iwashita-Taylor: "Default Taupou"
3 min
162
Hari Alluri: "Spiral"
2 min
163
Roger Reeves: "Prayer to the Gods of the Night,...
3 min
164
Guest Editor Interview: May 2024 Guest Editor N...
14 min
165
David Mura: "The Reasons"
2 min
166
Nickole Brown: "Parable"
7 min
167
Ashley M. Jones: "Lullaby for the Grieving"
3 min
168
Khaled Mattawa: "The Pages You Loved"
4 min
169
Ellen Hinsey: "Epistle"
3 min
170
Susan Tichy: "Public Speech"
3 min
171
Martín Espada: "Breve Pausa"
3 min
172
Aaron Tyler Hand: "Self-Portrait as Combination...
3 min
173
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The Park"
4 min
174
Monica Youn: "Four Freedoms Park"
5 min
175
Adrian Matejka: "17 Kinds of Hungry"
2 min