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.
1826
Javier Zamora: "Nó, Actually, Soy Salvadoreño"
4 min
1827
Oliver Baez Bendorf: "Dysphoria"
2 min
1828
Brenda Cárdenas: "Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas"
2 min
1829
Peggy Robles–Alvarado: "When I Became La Promesa"
4 min
1830
Rafael Campo: "California"
3 min
1831
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Love Opened a Morta...
1 min
1832
Enrique Villasis & Bernard Capinpin: "Birds in ...
4 min
1833
Anthony Cody: "brd"
3 min
1834
Natalie Scenters-Zapico: "Pledge Allegiance"
4 min
1835
Carmen Gimenéz Smith: "Like an Auto-Tune of Aut...
1 min
1836
Gary Soto: "In Praise of Dreams"
2 min
1837
Diannely Antigua: "Anniversary"
1 min
1838
Gabriela Mistral: "The Teller of Tales"
3 min
1839
Yau Ching & Chenxin Jiang: "Trial Run"
1 min
1840
Darrel Alejandro Holnes: "Black Parade"
3 min
1841
Rosebud Ben-Oni: "So They Say— They Finally Na...
4 min
1842
Martín Espada: "The Five Horses of Doctor Ramón...
5 min
1843
Richard Blanco: "Maine Yet Miami"
4 min
1844
Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo: "Battlegrounds"
3 min
1845
William Carlos Williams: "A Portrait in Greys"
1 min
1846
Julio Pazos Barrera & Bryan Mendoza: "Pegasus A...
2 min
1847
Tomás Q. Morín: "A Pile of Fish"
3 min
1848
Nicole Cecilia Delgado & Urayoán Noel: "From Ba...
3 min
1849
Ada Limón: "Give Me This"
1 min
1850
Jasminne Mendez: "Along the Border"
1 min