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