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
1201
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1202
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1203
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1204
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1205
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1206
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1207
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1208
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1209
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1210
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1211
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1212
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1213
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1214
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1215
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1216
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1217
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1218
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1219
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1220
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1221
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1222
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min
1223
John Keene: "Looking at Photos"
3 min
1224
Douglas Kearney: "The Thing of Nature That Defi...
3 min
1225
Monica Youn: "Leave"
3 min