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.
1776
Brenda Cárdenas: "Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas"
2 min
1777
Peggy Robles–Alvarado: "When I Became La Promesa"
4 min
1778
Rafael Campo: "California"
3 min
1779
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Love Opened a Morta...
1 min
1780
Enrique Villasis & Bernard Capinpin: "Birds in ...
4 min
1781
Anthony Cody: "brd"
3 min
1782
Natalie Scenters-Zapico: "Pledge Allegiance"
4 min
1783
Carmen Gimenéz Smith: "Like an Auto-Tune of Aut...
1 min
1784
Gary Soto: "In Praise of Dreams"
2 min
1785
Diannely Antigua: "Anniversary"
1 min
1786
Gabriela Mistral: "The Teller of Tales"
3 min
1787
Yau Ching & Chenxin Jiang: "Trial Run"
1 min
1788
Darrel Alejandro Holnes: "Black Parade"
3 min
1789
Rosebud Ben-Oni: "So They Say— They Finally Na...
4 min
1790
Martín Espada: "The Five Horses of Doctor Ramón...
5 min
1791
Richard Blanco: "Maine Yet Miami"
4 min
1792
Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo: "Battlegrounds"
3 min
1793
William Carlos Williams: "A Portrait in Greys"
1 min
1794
Julio Pazos Barrera & Bryan Mendoza: "Pegasus A...
2 min
1795
Tomás Q. Morín: "A Pile of Fish"
3 min
1796
Nicole Cecilia Delgado & Urayoán Noel: "From Ba...
3 min
1797
Ada Limón: "Give Me This"
1 min
1798
Jasminne Mendez: "Along the Border"
1 min
1799
Juan Felipe Herrera: "breathe we"
1 min
1800
Rubén Darío: "To the Country"
3 min