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
1626
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1627
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1628
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1629
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1630
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1631
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1632
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1633
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1634
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1635
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1636
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1637
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1638
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1639
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1640
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1641
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1642
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1643
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1644
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1645
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1646
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1647
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min
1648
Wa Wa Chaw: The Indians' Spirits
2 min
1649
Erin Coughlin Hollowell: "Maria and Oceanus"
5 min
1650
Max Garland: "In the Meantime"
4 min