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
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1327
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1328
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1329
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1330
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1331
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1332
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1333
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1334
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1335
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1336
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1337
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1338
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1339
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1340
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1341
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1342
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1343
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1344
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1345
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1346
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1347
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min
1348
John Keene: "Looking at Photos"
3 min
1349
Douglas Kearney: "The Thing of Nature That Defi...
3 min
1350
Monica Youn: "Leave"
3 min