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
1476
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1477
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1478
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1479
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1480
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1481
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1482
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1483
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1484
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1485
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1486
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1487
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1488
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1489
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1490
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1491
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1492
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1493
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1494
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1495
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1496
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1497
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1498
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1499
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1500
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min