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