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
1426
Suji Kwock Kim: from "Disorient: Children of th...
4 min
1427
Thomas Lovell Beddoes: "A Song on the Water"
1 min
1428
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1429
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1430
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1431
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1432
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1433
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1434
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1435
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1436
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1437
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1438
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1439
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1440
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1441
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1442
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1443
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1444
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1445
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1446
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1447
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1448
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1449
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1450
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min