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
Paisley Rekdal: "何日/What Day"
3 min
1827
Arthur Solway: "What Is Not"
2 min
1828
Maxwell Bodenheim: "Minna (IX)"
1 min
1829
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Paradox"
2 min
1830
David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1831
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1832
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1833
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1834
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1835
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1836
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1837
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1838
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1839
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1840
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1841
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1842
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1843
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1844
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1845
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1846
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1847
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1848
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1849
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1850
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min