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
1251
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1252
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1253
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1254
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1255
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1256
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1257
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1258
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1259
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1260
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1261
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1262
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1263
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1264
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1265
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1266
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1267
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1268
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1269
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1270
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1271
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1272
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min
1273
John Keene: "Looking at Photos"
3 min
1274
Douglas Kearney: "The Thing of Nature That Defi...
3 min
1275
Monica Youn: "Leave"
3 min