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