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.
1951
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
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1952
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1953
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1954
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1955
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1956
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1957
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1958
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1959
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1960
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1961
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1962
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1963
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1964
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1965
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1966
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1967
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1968
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
1969
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
1970
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
1971
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min
1972
Margaret Noodin: "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Joh...
2 min
1973
Aimee Suzara: "Amphibious"
3 min
1974
Melanie Figg: "A Rogue Dream"
2 min
1975
LeAnne Howe: "1918, Iva Describes Her Deathbed"
3 min