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
1401
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1402
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1403
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1404
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1405
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1406
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1407
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1408
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1409
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1410
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1411
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1412
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1413
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1414
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1415
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1416
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1417
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1418
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1419
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1420
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1421
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min
1422
John Keene: "Looking at Photos"
3 min
1423
Douglas Kearney: "The Thing of Nature That Defi...
3 min
1424
Monica Youn: "Leave"
3 min
1425
Bernadette Mayer: "The Lobelias of Fear"
2 min