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
1401
Thomas Lovell Beddoes: "A Song on the Water"
1 min
1402
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1403
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1404
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1405
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1406
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1407
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1408
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1409
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1410
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1411
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1412
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1413
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1414
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1415
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1416
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1417
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1418
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1419
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1420
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1421
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1422
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1423
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1424
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1425
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min