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.
1901
Anne Carson: "O Small Sad Ecstasy of Love"
0 min
1902
Zach Savich: "Rust Honey"
1 min
1903
Donna Stonecipher: "The Ruins of Nostalgia 59"
3 min
1904
Yona Harvey: "Hickory Street, New Orleans"
2 min
1905
Otto Leland Bohanan: "Villanelle"
1 min
1906
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
0 min
1907
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1908
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1909
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1910
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1911
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1912
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1913
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1914
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1915
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1916
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1917
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1918
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1919
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1920
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1921
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1922
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1923
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
1924
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
1925
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min