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
1701
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1702
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1703
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1704
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1705
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1706
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1707
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1708
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1709
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1710
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1711
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1712
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1713
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1714
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1715
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1716
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1717
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1718
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1719
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1720
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1721
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1722
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min
1723
Wa Wa Chaw: The Indians' Spirits
2 min
1724
Erin Coughlin Hollowell: "Maria and Oceanus"
5 min
1725
Max Garland: "In the Meantime"
4 min