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