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