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
1376
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Minna (IX)"
1 min
1377
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Paradox"
2 min
1378
David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1379
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1380
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1381
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1382
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1383
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1384
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1385
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1386
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1387
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1388
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1389
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1390
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1391
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1392
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1393
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1394
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1395
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1396
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1397
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1398
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1399
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1400
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min