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
1376
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1377
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1378
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1379
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1380
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1381
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1382
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1383
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1384
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1385
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1386
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1387
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1388
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1389
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1390
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1391
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1392
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1393
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1394
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1395
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1396
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1397
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1398
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1399
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1400
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min