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
1451
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1452
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1453
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1454
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1455
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1456
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1457
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1458
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1459
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1460
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1461
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1462
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1463
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1464
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1465
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1466
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1467
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1468
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1469
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1470
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1471
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1472
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1473
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1474
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1475
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min