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.
1801
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1802
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1803
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1804
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1805
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1806
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1807
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1808
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1809
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1810
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1811
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1812
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1813
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1814
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1815
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1816
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1817
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1818
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1819
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1820
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1821
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1822
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min
1823
Mary-Kim Arnold: "The Maze"
4 min
1824
Suzi F. Garcia: "A Modified Villanelle for My C...
3 min
1825
Balam Rodrigo and Dan Bellm: "The Patron Saints"
6 min