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
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
1952
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
1953
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
1954
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min
1955
Benjamin Garcia: "Bliss Point or What Can Best ...
2 min
1956
francine j. harris: "Rabbit"
2 min
1957
Erin Belieu: "She Returns to the Water"
3 min
1958
Aaron Coleman: "Another Strange Land: Downpour ...
2 min
1959
Emily Yong: "Gold Mountain"
4 min
1960
Marion Strobel: "Spring Morning"
0 min
1961
Mahogany L. Browne: "The 19th Amendment & My Mama"
4 min
1962
Dan Chiasson: "Bloom (II)"
1 min
1963
Jenny George: "Migration"
0 min
1964
Emily Kendal Frey: "Driving to Work is a Spirit...
1 min
1965
Sherwin Bitsui: "Knives Whistle"
1 min
1966
Mary Jo Bang: "A Miniature"
1 min
1967
Mary Weston Fordham: "For Who?"
1 min
1968
Linda Gregerson: "Interior, 1917"
1 min
1969
Philip Matthews: "The Morning Star"
0 min
1970
Gabrielle Calvocoressi: "Inheritance Cistern Sw...
2 min
1971
Emilia Phillips: "I Tried to Write a Poem Calle...
2 min
1972
Justin Phillip Reed: "What’s Left Behind after ...
2 min
1973
Paul Tran: "Galileo"
1 min
1974
Hilda Conkling: "About My Dreams"
1 min
1975
Marilyn Chin: "19th Amendment Ragtime Parade"
4 min