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
1551
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1552
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1553
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1554
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1555
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1556
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1557
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1558
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1559
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1560
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1561
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1562
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1563
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1564
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1565
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1566
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1567
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1568
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1569
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1570
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1571
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1572
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1573
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1574
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1575
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min