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
1601
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1602
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1603
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1604
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1605
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1606
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1607
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1608
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1609
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1610
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1611
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1612
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1613
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1614
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1615
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1616
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1617
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1618
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1619
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1620
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1621
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1622
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1623
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1624
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1625
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min