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
1476
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1477
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1478
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1479
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1480
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1481
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1482
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1483
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1484
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1485
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1486
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1487
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1488
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1489
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1490
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1491
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1492
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1493
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1494
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1495
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min
1496
Wa Wa Chaw: The Indians' Spirits
2 min
1497
Erin Coughlin Hollowell: "Maria and Oceanus"
5 min
1498
Max Garland: "In the Meantime"
4 min
1499
Camisha L. Jones: "On Working Remotely & No Lon...
3 min
1500
Soham Patel: "Ultra Orator Spell"
3 min