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
1726
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1727
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1728
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1729
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1730
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1731
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1732
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1733
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1734
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1735
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1736
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1737
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1738
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1739
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1740
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1741
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1742
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1743
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1744
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1745
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1746
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min
1747
Juan Ramón Jiménez: "One Night"
2 min
1748
Lauri García Dueñas and Olivia Lott: "0"
8 min
1749
John Keene: "Looking at Photos"
3 min
1750
Douglas Kearney: "The Thing of Nature That Defi...
3 min