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.
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Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Paradox"
2 min
1577
David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1578
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1579
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1580
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1581
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1582
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1583
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1584
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1585
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1586
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1587
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1588
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1589
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1590
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1591
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1592
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1593
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1594
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1595
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1596
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1597
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1598
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1599
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1600
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min