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
1726
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1727
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1728
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1729
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1730
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1731
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1732
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1733
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1734
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1735
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1736
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1737
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1738
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1739
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1740
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1741
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1742
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1743
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1744
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1745
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1746
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1747
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min
1748
Wa Wa Chaw: The Indians' Spirits
2 min
1749
Erin Coughlin Hollowell: "Maria and Oceanus"
5 min
1750
Max Garland: "In the Meantime"
4 min