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.
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Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Paradox"
2 min
1652
David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1653
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1654
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1655
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1656
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1657
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1658
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1659
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1660
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1661
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1662
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1663
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1664
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1665
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1666
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1667
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1668
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1669
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1670
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1671
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1672
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1673
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1674
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1675
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min