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
1526
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1527
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1528
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1529
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1530
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1531
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1532
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1533
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1534
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1535
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1536
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1537
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1538
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1539
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1540
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1541
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1542
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1543
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1544
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1545
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1546
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1547
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1548
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1549
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1550
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min