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
1351
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1352
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1353
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1354
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1355
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1356
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1357
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1358
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1359
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1360
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1361
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1362
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1363
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1364
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1365
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1366
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1367
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1368
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1369
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1370
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1371
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1372
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1373
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1374
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1375
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min