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
David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1627
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1628
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1629
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1630
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1631
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1632
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1633
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1634
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1635
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1636
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1637
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1638
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1639
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1640
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1641
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1642
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1643
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1644
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1645
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1646
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1647
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1648
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1649
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1650
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min