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
Oliver Baez Bendorf: "Dysphoria"
2 min
1927
Brenda Cárdenas: "Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas"
2 min
1928
Peggy Robles–Alvarado: "When I Became La Promesa"
4 min
1929
Rafael Campo: "California"
3 min
1930
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Love Opened a Morta...
1 min
1931
Enrique Villasis & Bernard Capinpin: "Birds in ...
4 min
1932
Anthony Cody: "brd"
3 min
1933
Natalie Scenters-Zapico: "Pledge Allegiance"
4 min
1934
Carmen Gimenéz Smith: "Like an Auto-Tune of Aut...
1 min
1935
Gary Soto: "In Praise of Dreams"
2 min
1936
Diannely Antigua: "Anniversary"
1 min
1937
Gabriela Mistral: "The Teller of Tales"
3 min
1938
Yau Ching & Chenxin Jiang: "Trial Run"
1 min
1939
Darrel Alejandro Holnes: "Black Parade"
3 min
1940
Rosebud Ben-Oni: "So They Say— They Finally Na...
4 min
1941
Martín Espada: "The Five Horses of Doctor Ramón...
5 min
1942
Richard Blanco: "Maine Yet Miami"
4 min
1943
Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo: "Battlegrounds"
3 min
1944
William Carlos Williams: "A Portrait in Greys"
1 min
1945
Julio Pazos Barrera & Bryan Mendoza: "Pegasus A...
2 min
1946
Tomás Q. Morín: "A Pile of Fish"
3 min
1947
Nicole Cecilia Delgado & Urayoán Noel: "From Ba...
3 min
1948
Ada Limón: "Give Me This"
1 min
1949
Jasminne Mendez: "Along the Border"
1 min
1950
Juan Felipe Herrera: "breathe we"
1 min