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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1151
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1152
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1153
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1154
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1155
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1156
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1157
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1158
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1159
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1160
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1161
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1162
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1163
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1164
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1165
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1166
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1167
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1168
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1169
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1170
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min
1171
Wa Wa Chaw: The Indians' Spirits
2 min
1172
Erin Coughlin Hollowell: "Maria and Oceanus"
5 min
1173
Max Garland: "In the Meantime"
4 min
1174
Camisha L. Jones: "On Working Remotely & No Lon...
3 min
1175
Soham Patel: "Ultra Orator Spell"
3 min