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
1576
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1577
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1578
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1579
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1580
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1581
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1582
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1583
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1584
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1585
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1586
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1587
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1588
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1589
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1590
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1591
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1592
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1593
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1594
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1595
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1596
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1597
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min
1598
John Keene: "Looking at Photos"
3 min
1599
Douglas Kearney: "The Thing of Nature That Defi...
3 min
1600
Monica Youn: "Leave"
3 min