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.
1826
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1827
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1828
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1829
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1830
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1831
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1832
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1833
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1834
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1835
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1836
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1837
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1838
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1839
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1840
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1841
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1842
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1843
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1844
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1845
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1846
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1847
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min
1848
CMarie Fuhrman: "Anne"
3 min
1849
Wendy Vardaman: "what we learn in time of pesti...
3 min
1850
Carlos Montezuma: "Changing Is Not Vanishing"
2 min