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.
1801
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Paradox"
2 min
1802
David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1803
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1804
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1805
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1806
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1807
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1808
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1809
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1810
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1811
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1812
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1813
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1814
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1815
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1816
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1817
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1818
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1819
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1820
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1821
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1822
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1823
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1824
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1825
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min