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