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
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1677
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1678
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1679
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1680
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1681
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1682
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1683
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1684
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1685
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1686
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1687
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1688
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1689
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1690
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1691
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1692
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1693
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1694
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1695
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1696
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1697
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1698
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1699
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1700
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min