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.

Books
1251
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1252
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1253
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1254
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1255
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1256
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1257
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1258
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1259
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1260
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1261
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1262
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1263
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1264
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1265
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1266
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1267
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1268
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1269
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1270
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1271
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1272
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1273
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1274
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1275
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min