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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1526
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1527
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1528
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1529
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1530
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1531
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1532
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1533
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1534
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1535
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1536
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1537
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1538
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1539
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1540
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1541
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1542
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1543
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1544
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1545
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1546
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1547
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1548
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1549
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1550
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min