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
1501
Oliver Baez Bendorf: "Dysphoria"
2 min
1502
Brenda Cárdenas: "Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas"
2 min
1503
Peggy Robles–Alvarado: "When I Became La Promesa"
4 min
1504
Rafael Campo: "California"
3 min
1505
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Love Opened a Morta...
1 min
1506
Enrique Villasis & Bernard Capinpin: "Birds in ...
4 min
1507
Anthony Cody: "brd"
3 min
1508
Natalie Scenters-Zapico: "Pledge Allegiance"
4 min
1509
Carmen Gimenéz Smith: "Like an Auto-Tune of Aut...
1 min
1510
Gary Soto: "In Praise of Dreams"
2 min
1511
Diannely Antigua: "Anniversary"
1 min
1512
Gabriela Mistral: "The Teller of Tales"
3 min
1513
Yau Ching & Chenxin Jiang: "Trial Run"
1 min
1514
Darrel Alejandro Holnes: "Black Parade"
3 min
1515
Rosebud Ben-Oni: "So They Say— They Finally Na...
4 min
1516
Martín Espada: "The Five Horses of Doctor Ramón...
5 min
1517
Richard Blanco: "Maine Yet Miami"
4 min
1518
Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo: "Battlegrounds"
3 min
1519
William Carlos Williams: "A Portrait in Greys"
1 min
1520
Julio Pazos Barrera & Bryan Mendoza: "Pegasus A...
2 min
1521
Tomás Q. Morín: "A Pile of Fish"
3 min
1522
Nicole Cecilia Delgado & Urayoán Noel: "From Ba...
3 min
1523
Ada Limón: "Give Me This"
1 min
1524
Jasminne Mendez: "Along the Border"
1 min
1525
Juan Felipe Herrera: "breathe we"
1 min