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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David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1452
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1453
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1454
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1455
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1456
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1457
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1458
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1459
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1460
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1461
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1462
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1463
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1464
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1465
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1466
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1467
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1468
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1469
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1470
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1471
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1472
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1473
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1474
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1475
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min