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
1601
Suji Kwock Kim: from "Disorient: Children of th...
4 min
1602
Thomas Lovell Beddoes: "A Song on the Water"
1 min
1603
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1604
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1605
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1606
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1607
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1608
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1609
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1610
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1611
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1612
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1613
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1614
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1615
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1616
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1617
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1618
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1619
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1620
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1621
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1622
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1623
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1624
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1625
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min