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 Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1476
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1477
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1478
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1479
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1480
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1481
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1482
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1483
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1484
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1485
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1486
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1487
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1488
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1489
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1490
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1491
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1492
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1493
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1494
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1495
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1496
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1497
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1498
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1499
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1500
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min