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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1576
Suji Kwock Kim: from "Disorient: Children of th...
4 min
1577
Thomas Lovell Beddoes: "A Song on the Water"
1 min
1578
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1579
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1580
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1581
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1582
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1583
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1584
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1585
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1586
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1587
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1588
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1589
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1590
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1591
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1592
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1593
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1594
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1595
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1596
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1597
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1598
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1599
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1600
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min