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
1201
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Paradox"
2 min
1202
David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1203
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1204
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1205
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1206
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1207
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1208
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1209
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1210
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1211
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1212
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1213
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1214
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1215
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1216
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1217
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1218
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1219
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1220
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1221
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1222
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1223
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1224
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1225
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min