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
Daria-Ann Martineau: "Carnivorous, with a varie...
2 min
1927
Charleen McClure: "Caretaker"
2 min
1928
Starr Davis: "Today, God"
2 min
1929
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "The Plains of Peace"
2 min
1930
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "A Prayer"
0 min
1931
Joy Priest: "Denial is a Cliff We Are Driven Ov...
4 min
1932
Marwa Helal: "WHO REAL؟"
14 min
1933
Jeremy Michael Clark: "One Fire, Quenched with ...
4 min
1934
Desiree C. Bailey: "Woman in Dub"
3 min
1935
francine j. Harris: "Did anyone ever ask any on...
2 min
1936
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "Vacation End"
1 min
1937
William Stanley Braithwaite: "It’s a Long Way"
0 min
1938
Nabila Lovelace: "By Inch-Meal a Disease"
1 min
1939
Natasha Oladokun: "Black Credit"
3 min
1940
makalani bandele: "sample collected from a supe...
2 min
1941
Taylor Johnson: "Menace to"
1 min
1942
Ashley M. Jones: "ALL Y’ALL REALLY FROM ALABAMA"
3 min
1943
Myra Viola Wilds: "Dewdrops"
0 min
1944
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Together"
1 min
1945
Lauren K. Alleyne: "For my Brother(s)"
4 min
1946
Kate Rushin : "Venus & Serena Play Doubles On C...
3 min
1947
Jacqueline Woodson: "Absolute"
2 min
1948
Antoinette Brim-Bell: "Duplex: Black Mamas Pray...
1 min
1949
Kortney Morrow: "American Girl Dolls Attend Man...
3 min
1950
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "The Black Queen"
0 min