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
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1927
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1928
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1929
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1930
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1931
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1932
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1933
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1934
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1935
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1936
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1937
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1938
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1939
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1940
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1941
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1942
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1943
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1944
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min
1945
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
5 min
1946
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
2 min
1947
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Calling Dreams"
1 min
1948
Vincent Toro: "At Age 28, Chilean Astronomer Ma...
7 min
1949
Kwame Dawes: "How I Pray in the Plague"
8 min
1950
Canisia Lubrin: "In the Vault of Morning"
4 min