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
1626
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1627
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1628
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1629
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1630
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1631
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1632
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1633
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1634
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1635
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1636
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1637
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1638
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1639
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1640
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1641
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1642
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1643
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1644
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1645
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1646
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1647
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1648
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1649
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1650
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min