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.
1851
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Paradox"
2 min
1852
David Tomas Martinez: "Trap Music"
6 min
1853
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation in the Open-Air Garage"
2 min
1854
Li-Young Lee: "Big Clock"
5 min
1855
Victoria Chang: from "The Trees Witness Everyth...
3 min
1856
J. Hope Stein: "Dancing, before you were born"
2 min
1857
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven: "Appalling Heart"
2 min
1858
Gerard Manley Hopkins: "Winter with the Gulf St...
2 min
1859
Alireza Roshan: from "The Book of Absence"
7 min
1860
Ruth Madievsky: "Fog"
3 min
1861
Shane McCrae: "In the Event Of"
1 min
1862
Peter Grandbois: "When your son abandons the la...
2 min
1863
Yolanda Wisher: "no more grandma poems"
3 min
1864
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "A Desert Memory"
3 min
1865
Mrs. Minot Carter: "Fancies"
2 min
1866
William Stobb: "Poem that Wanted to Be a Brueghel"
3 min
1867
Esther Belin: "(De)colonial Therapy"
3 min
1868
Denise Lajimodiere: "Tawkwaymenahnah"
2 min
1869
Kathy Engel: "It would be water"
3 min
1870
Robin Chapman: "The Door-to-Door Saleswoman"
3 min
1871
Lynn Riggs: "Rhythm of Rain"
2 min
1872
Emily Pauline Johnson: "The Lost Lagoon"
2 min
1873
Sean Hill: "The White-headed Woodpecker"
5 min
1874
Angela C. Trudell Vasquez: "In the Discount Lot"
3 min
1875
James Crews: "Self-Compassion"
3 min