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
Zach Savich: "Rust Honey"
1 min
1927
Donna Stonecipher: "The Ruins of Nostalgia 59"
3 min
1928
Yona Harvey: "Hickory Street, New Orleans"
2 min
1929
Otto Leland Bohanan: "Villanelle"
1 min
1930
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
0 min
1931
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1932
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1933
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1934
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1935
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1936
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1937
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1938
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1939
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1940
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1941
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1942
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1943
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1944
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1945
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1946
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1947
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
1948
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
1949
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
1950
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min