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
1376
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1377
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1378
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1379
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1380
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1381
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1382
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1383
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1384
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1385
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1386
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1387
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1388
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1389
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1390
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1391
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1392
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1393
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1394
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1395
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1396
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min
1397
John Keene: "Looking at Photos"
3 min
1398
Douglas Kearney: "The Thing of Nature That Defi...
3 min
1399
Monica Youn: "Leave"
3 min
1400
Bernadette Mayer: "The Lobelias of Fear"
2 min