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
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1277
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1278
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1279
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1280
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1281
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1282
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1283
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1284
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1285
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1286
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1287
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1288
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1289
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1290
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1291
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1292
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1293
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1294
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1295
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min
1296
Wa Wa Chaw: The Indians' Spirits
2 min
1297
Erin Coughlin Hollowell: "Maria and Oceanus"
5 min
1298
Max Garland: "In the Meantime"
4 min
1299
Camisha L. Jones: "On Working Remotely & No Lon...
3 min
1300
Soham Patel: "Ultra Orator Spell"
3 min