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.
1726
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Minna (IX)"
1 min
1727
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Paradox"
2 min
1728
David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1729
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1730
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1731
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1732
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1733
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1734
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1735
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1736
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1737
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1738
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1739
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1740
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1741
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1742
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1743
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1744
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1745
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1746
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1747
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1748
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1749
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1750
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min