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
1751
Traci Brimhall: "Aubade on a Ghost Hunt"
3 min
1752
Shivanee Ramlochan: "Witch Hindu"
5 min
1753
Suji Kwock Kim: from "Disorient: Children of th...
4 min
1754
Thomas Lovell Beddoes: "A Song on the Water"
1 min
1755
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1756
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1757
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1758
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1759
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1760
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1761
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1762
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1763
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1764
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1765
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1766
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1767
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1768
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1769
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1770
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1771
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1772
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1773
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1774
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1775
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min