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.
1951
Rosa Alcalá: "You Rode a Loop"
2 min
1952
Srikanth Reddy: Winter Term XV, from Underworld...
1 min
1953
Maureen N. McLane: From A Book of Hours
1 min
1954
Kiki Petrosino: "Louisa County Patrol Claims, 1...
1 min
1955
Libbie C. Baer: "When My Soul Findeth Wings"
1 min
1956
Claire Wahmanholm: "O"
1 min
1957
Zoë Hitzig: "I Looked on My Right Hand and Behe...
2 min
1958
Cedar Sigo: "Struggle Itself"
1 min
1959
Luci Tapahonso: "This Morning"
4 min
1960
Kristina Martino: "All I Can Have are Field Rec...
2 min
1961
Carolina Ebeid: "(disambiguation of miriam)"
1 min
1962
Alexander Posey: "My Hermitage"
2 min
1963
J.P. Grasser: "Letter to My Great, Great Grandc...
2 min
1964
Sy Hoahwah: "Church For the Disliked"
1 min
1965
Tacey M. Atsitty: "River Sonnet"
1 min
1966
Santee Frazier: "Hyperacusis"
1 min
1967
Rita Dove: "Testimony: 1968"
1 min
1968
Ray Young Bear: "In Pine, Arizona"
5 min
1969
"We Two" by H. D.
1 min
1970
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
1971
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
1972
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
1973
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
1974
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
1975
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min