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
Jon-Michael Frank: "[there must be one thing yo...
2 min
1927
Hazem Fahmy: "Interrogation of an Alternate Tim...
3 min
1928
Hanae Jonas: "Pastoral"
3 min
1929
Gabrielle Octavia Rucker: "I Don’t Say Goodbye,...
3 min
1930
Deborah Paredez: "Perseverance"
3 min
1931
Louise Bogan: "Knowledge"
1 min
1932
Eloise Bibb Thompson: "Ode to the Sun"
2 min
1933
danilo machado: "(telling)"
4 min
1934
Cyrée Jarelle Johnson: "Last Best Niche"
3 min
1935
Camille Rankine: "Ways to Disappear"
2 min
1936
Ayesha Raees: "All Along, I Laid, Halved"
4 min
1937
Guest Editor Interview: June Guest Editor Anaïs...
19 min
1938
Chen Chen: "i love you to the moon &"
2 min
1939
Li Po: "Looking at the Moon After Rain"
2 min
1940
Toru Dutt: "Sonnet—Baugmaree"
2 min
1941
Rachel Mennies: "September 23, 2016"
4 min
1942
Luther Hughes: "When Struck by Night"
3 min
1943
Donika Kelly: "In the Beginning"
2 min
1944
Terrance Hayes: "Muscular Fantasy"
4 min
1945
Paul Tran: "Hypothesis"
3 min
1946
Wang Wei: "The Blue-Green Stream"
2 min
1947
Queen Liliʻuokalani: "Kumulipo"
2 min
1948
Analicia Sotelo: "Grace Among the Ferns"
3 min
1949
Joy Priest: "Looking for the Beautiful Things"
4 min
1950
Paige Lewis: "Logically, I Know the Circus"
2 min