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.
1626
Arthur Solway: "What Is Not"
2 min
1627
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Minna (IX)"
1 min
1628
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Paradox"
2 min
1629
David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1630
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1631
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1632
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1633
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1634
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1635
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1636
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1637
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1638
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1639
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1640
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1641
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1642
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1643
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1644
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1645
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1646
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1647
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1648
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1649
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1650
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min