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
1701
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1702
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1703
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1704
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1705
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1706
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1707
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1708
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1709
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1710
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1711
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1712
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1713
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1714
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1715
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1716
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1717
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1718
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1719
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1720
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1721
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1722
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1723
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1724
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1725
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min