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
1651
James Hogg: "A Witch's Chant"
3 min
1652
Charlotte Dacre: "Mildew"
2 min
1653
Angelina Weld Grimké: "The Black Finger"
1 min
1654
Solmaz Sharif: "Visa"
3 min
1655
Traci Brimhall: "Aubade on a Ghost Hunt"
3 min
1656
Shivanee Ramlochan: "Witch Hindu"
5 min
1657
Suji Kwock Kim: from "Disorient: Children of th...
4 min
1658
Thomas Lovell Beddoes: "A Song on the Water"
1 min
1659
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1660
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1661
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1662
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1663
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1664
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1665
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1666
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1667
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1668
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1669
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1670
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1671
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1672
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1673
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1674
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1675
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min