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 Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1926
Aaron Coleman: "Another Strange Land: Downpour ...
2 min
1927
Emily Yong: "Gold Mountain"
4 min
1928
Marion Strobel: "Spring Morning"
0 min
1929
Mahogany L. Browne: "The 19th Amendment & My Mama"
4 min
1930
Dan Chiasson: "Bloom (II)"
1 min
1931
Jenny George: "Migration"
0 min
1932
Emily Kendal Frey: "Driving to Work is a Spirit...
1 min
1933
Sherwin Bitsui: "Knives Whistle"
1 min
1934
Mary Jo Bang: "A Miniature"
1 min
1935
Mary Weston Fordham: "For Who?"
1 min
1936
Linda Gregerson: "Interior, 1917"
1 min
1937
Philip Matthews: "The Morning Star"
0 min
1938
Gabrielle Calvocoressi: "Inheritance Cistern Sw...
2 min
1939
Emilia Phillips: "I Tried to Write a Poem Calle...
2 min
1940
Justin Phillip Reed: "What’s Left Behind after ...
2 min
1941
Paul Tran: "Galileo"
1 min
1942
Hilda Conkling: "About My Dreams"
1 min
1943
Marilyn Chin: "19th Amendment Ragtime Parade"
4 min
1944
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation on the Veranda"
0 min
1945
Mark Bibbins: "At the End of the Endless Decade...
1 min
1946
Danielle Cadena Deulen: "Remix with a Few Lines...
2 min
1947
Victoria Chang: "OBIT [Frontal Lobe]"
1 min
1948
Tommy Archuleta: "Remedio: Ocotillo (Candlewood)"
1 min
1949
Medora C. Addison: "The Days to Come"
1 min
1950
Safiya Sinclair: "Sophia The Robot Contemplates...
2 min