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