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
1676
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1677
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1678
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1679
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1680
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1681
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1682
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1683
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1684
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1685
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1686
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1687
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1688
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1689
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1690
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1691
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1692
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1693
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1694
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1695
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1696
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1697
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1698
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1699
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1700
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min