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
1276
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1277
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1278
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1279
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1280
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1281
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1282
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1283
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1284
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1285
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1286
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1287
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1288
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1289
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1290
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1291
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1292
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1293
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1294
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1295
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1296
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1297
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1298
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1299
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1300
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min