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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1751
Louise Glück: "The Red Poppy"
1 min
1752
Javier Zamora: "Nó, Actually, Soy Salvadoreño"
4 min
1753
Oliver Baez Bendorf: "Dysphoria"
2 min
1754
Brenda Cárdenas: "Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas"
2 min
1755
Peggy Robles–Alvarado: "When I Became La Promesa"
4 min
1756
Rafael Campo: "California"
3 min
1757
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Love Opened a Morta...
1 min
1758
Enrique Villasis & Bernard Capinpin: "Birds in ...
4 min
1759
Anthony Cody: "brd"
3 min
1760
Natalie Scenters-Zapico: "Pledge Allegiance"
4 min
1761
Carmen Gimenéz Smith: "Like an Auto-Tune of Aut...
1 min
1762
Gary Soto: "In Praise of Dreams"
2 min
1763
Diannely Antigua: "Anniversary"
1 min
1764
Gabriela Mistral: "The Teller of Tales"
3 min
1765
Yau Ching & Chenxin Jiang: "Trial Run"
1 min
1766
Darrel Alejandro Holnes: "Black Parade"
3 min
1767
Rosebud Ben-Oni: "So They Say— They Finally Na...
4 min
1768
Martín Espada: "The Five Horses of Doctor Ramón...
5 min
1769
Richard Blanco: "Maine Yet Miami"
4 min
1770
Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo: "Battlegrounds"
3 min
1771
William Carlos Williams: "A Portrait in Greys"
1 min
1772
Julio Pazos Barrera & Bryan Mendoza: "Pegasus A...
2 min
1773
Tomás Q. Morín: "A Pile of Fish"
3 min
1774
Nicole Cecilia Delgado & Urayoán Noel: "From Ba...
3 min
1775
Ada Limón: "Give Me This"
1 min