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
1676
Suji Kwock Kim: from "Disorient: Children of th...
4 min
1677
Thomas Lovell Beddoes: "A Song on the Water"
1 min
1678
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1679
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1680
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1681
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1682
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1683
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1684
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1685
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1686
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1687
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1688
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1689
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1690
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1691
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1692
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1693
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1694
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1695
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1696
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1697
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1698
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1699
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1700
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min