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.
1926
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
0 min
1927
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1928
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1929
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1930
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1931
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1932
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1933
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1934
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1935
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1936
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1937
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1938
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1939
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1940
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1941
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1942
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1943
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
1944
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
1945
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
1946
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min
1947
Margaret Noodin: "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Joh...
2 min
1948
Aimee Suzara: "Amphibious"
3 min
1949
Melanie Figg: "A Rogue Dream"
2 min
1950
LeAnne Howe: "1918, Iva Describes Her Deathbed"
3 min