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
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1627
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1628
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1629
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1630
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1631
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1632
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1633
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1634
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1635
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1636
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1637
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1638
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1639
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1640
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1641
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1642
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1643
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min
1644
Wa Wa Chaw: The Indians' Spirits
2 min
1645
Erin Coughlin Hollowell: "Maria and Oceanus"
5 min
1646
Max Garland: "In the Meantime"
4 min
1647
Camisha L. Jones: "On Working Remotely & No Lon...
3 min
1648
Soham Patel: "Ultra Orator Spell"
3 min
1649
Cristina M. R. Norcross: "Jellyfish Olympics"
3 min
1650
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "Sonnets from the Cheroke...
2 min