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
1351
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1352
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1353
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1354
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1355
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1356
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1357
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1358
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1359
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1360
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1361
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1362
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1363
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1364
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1365
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1366
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1367
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1368
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1369
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1370
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1371
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1372
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1373
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min
1374
Wa Wa Chaw: The Indians' Spirits
2 min
1375
Erin Coughlin Hollowell: "Maria and Oceanus"
5 min