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