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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1926
Sean Hill: "Governor’s Mansion Hands"
7 min
1927
Danielle Legros Georges: "What is Water?"
1 min
1928
Krysten Hill: "Nothing"
3 min
1929
Jabari Asim: "Some Call It God"
3 min
1930
Eva A. Jessye: "To a Rosebud"
1 min
1931
George Marion McClellan: "The Sun Went Down in ...
1 min
1932
Toi Derricotte: "Why I don’t write about George...
1 min
1933
Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon: "Measured"
3 min
1934
Marissa Davis: "Singularity"
3 min
1935
A. Van Jordan: "Afterward but not Afterword"
2 min
1936
April Freely: "Every Verb is a Lesson in Longin...
2 min
1937
Countee Cullen: "If You Should Go"
0 min
1938
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Now and Then"
1 min
1939
Sasha Debevec-McKenney: "YOUR BRAIN IS NOT A PR...
2 min
1940
Gbenga Adesina: "Glory"
1 min
1941
Joshua Bennett: "Dad Poem (Ultrasound #2)"
2 min
1942
Kristina Kay Robinson: "Contemplating Extinctio...
2 min
1943
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Ode to the Head Nod"
2 min
1944
Effie Lee Newsome: "Peacock Feather"
0 min
1945
Langston Hughes: "My People"
1 min
1946
Priscilla Jane Thompson: "Emancipation"
2 min
1947
Pamela Sneed: "I Can't Breathe"
3 min
1948
Porsha Olayiwola: "We Drink at the Attenuation ...
2 min
1949
Roger Reeves: "For Black Children at the End of...
3 min
1950
Angelo Geter: "Praise"
2 min