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.
1901
Traci Brimhall: "Aubade on a Ghost Hunt"
3 min
1902
Shivanee Ramlochan: "Witch Hindu"
5 min
1903
Suji Kwock Kim: from "Disorient: Children of th...
4 min
1904
Thomas Lovell Beddoes: "A Song on the Water"
1 min
1905
Charlotte Smith: "Sonnet XLIV"
2 min
1906
Noor Hindi: "Breaking [News]"
3 min
1907
Ann-Margaret Lim: "One Summer"
4 min
1908
Gabrielle Bates: "Dear Birmingham"
3 min
1909
Aria Aber: "Waiting for Your Call"
3 min
1910
Rita Dove: "Incantation of the First Order"
3 min
1911
Alfonsina Storni: "Running Water"
2 min
1912
Leopoldo Lugones: "Journey"
1 min
1913
Edil Hassan: "Under the Tuscan Sun (2003): A Ro...
5 min
1914
Tiana Clark: "Proof"
4 min
1915
Lisa Russ Spaar: "Driving"
3 min
1916
Erika L. Sánchez: "Departure"
2 min
1917
torrin a. greathouse: "Belt Is Just Another Ver...
4 min
1918
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Caprice"
2 min
1919
Narciso Tondreau: "Yesterday and To-Day"
2 min
1920
Shara McCallum: from "Passage"
5 min
1921
Aurielle Marie: "pantoum for aiyana & not a sin...
3 min
1922
francine j. harris: "Burden, old story."
3 min
1923
Bettina Judd: "Not My Ancestors"
3 min
1924
Ada Limón: "Lover"
3 min
1925
Juana de Ibarbourou: "Bond"
3 min