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.
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Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Paradox"
2 min
1327
David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1328
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1329
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1330
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1331
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1332
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1333
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1334
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1335
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1336
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1337
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1338
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1339
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1340
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1341
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1342
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1343
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1344
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1345
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1346
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1347
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1348
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1349
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1350
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min