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.
1851
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1852
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1853
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1854
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1855
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1856
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1857
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1858
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1859
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1860
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1861
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1862
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1863
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1864
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1865
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1866
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1867
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1868
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1869
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1870
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1871
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min
1872
Conceição Lima and David Shook: "Afroinsularity"
8 min
1873
Guest Editor Interview: October Guest Editor Sa...
15 min
1874
Ama Codjoe: "Primordial Mirror"
3 min
1875
Tonya M. Foster: from "In the After"
5 min