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