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
Jada Renée Allen: "Interior"
2 min
1927
Dāshaun Washington: "A Fairy Tale of Blackboyho...
4 min
1928
Rachel Moritz: "Poem for Rebecca Wight"
2 min
1929
Nick Demske: "I let the flies bite me when I me...
3 min
1930
Effie Lee Newsome: "Sunset"
1 min
1931
Tu Fu: "The River Village"
2 min
1932
Cammy Thomas: "French Toast"
2 min
1933
Timmy Straw: "Copernicus"
3 min
1934
Kimberly Alidio: "a feeling has passed before a...
3 min
1935
Dan Lau: "XX Judgement"
2 min
1936
Guest Editor Interview: August Guest Editor Kaz...
29 min
1937
Dan Rosenberg: "Order"
3 min
1938
Sara Teasdale: "August Moonrise"
4 min
1939
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "Life"
3 min
1940
Natasha Marin: "Once upon a Black Imagination..."
3 min
1941
Yanyi: "Landscape with a Hundred Turns"
3 min
1942
Ronaldo V. Wilson: "UPON Grief and Grievance: A...
6 min
1943
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal: "I Was a Good Wife"
3 min
1944
Gwen Westerman: "Give-Away Song"
4 min
1945
Maxwell Anderson: "Earth Evanescent"
1 min
1946
George Moses Horton: "Memory"
2 min
1947
Brandy Nālani McDougall: "Resist"
6 min
1948
Sara Marie Ortiz: "Iyáaní (Spirit, Breath, Li...
4 min
1949
Elisabet Velasquez: "Professional Spanish Knock...
3 min
1950
Adeeba Shahid Talukder: "A Love Note"
3 min