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
1226
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1227
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1228
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1229
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1230
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1231
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1232
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1233
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1234
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1235
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1236
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1237
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1238
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1239
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1240
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1241
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1242
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1243
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1244
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1245
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1246
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1247
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1248
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1249
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1250
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min