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
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1477
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1478
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1479
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1480
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1481
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1482
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1483
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1484
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1485
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1486
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1487
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1488
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1489
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1490
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1491
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1492
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1493
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1494
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1495
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1496
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1497
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min
1498
John Keene: "Looking at Photos"
3 min
1499
Douglas Kearney: "The Thing of Nature That Defi...
3 min
1500
Monica Youn: "Leave"
3 min