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
1326
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1327
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1328
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1329
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1330
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1331
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1332
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1333
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1334
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1335
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1336
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1337
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1338
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1339
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1340
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1341
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1342
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1343
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1344
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1345
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1346
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1347
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1348
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1349
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1350
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min