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
1451
Thomas Lovell Beddoes: "A Song on the Water"
1 min
1452
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1453
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1454
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1455
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1456
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1457
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1458
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1459
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1460
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1461
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1462
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1463
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1464
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1465
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1466
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1467
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1468
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1469
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1470
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1471
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1472
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1473
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1474
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1475
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min