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
1326
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1327
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1328
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1329
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1330
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1331
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1332
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1333
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1334
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1335
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1336
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1337
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1338
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1339
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1340
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1341
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1342
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1343
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1344
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1345
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min
1346
Wa Wa Chaw: The Indians' Spirits
2 min
1347
Erin Coughlin Hollowell: "Maria and Oceanus"
5 min
1348
Max Garland: "In the Meantime"
4 min
1349
Camisha L. Jones: "On Working Remotely & No Lon...
3 min
1350
Soham Patel: "Ultra Orator Spell"
3 min