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.
1751
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1752
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1753
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1754
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1755
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1756
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1757
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1758
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1759
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1760
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1761
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1762
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1763
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1764
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1765
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1766
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1767
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1768
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1769
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1770
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1771
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1772
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1773
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1774
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1775
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min