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
George Reginald Margetson: "The Call to Duty"
4 min
1952
Leonie Adams: "Midsummer"
2 min
1953
Jasmine Reid: "where all, we flowers"
3 min
1954
Roya Marsh: "Rememory"
2 min
1955
Sheila Maldonado: "window on my part-time emplo...
4 min
1956
Dawn Lundy Martin: from "The Laceration"
3 min
1957
Randall Horton: "preface to a traffic stop: sound"
2 min
1958
Lola Ridge: "Wind Rising in the Alleys"
2 min
1959
Joshua Henry Jones, Jr.: "In Summer Twilight"
1 min
1960
S*an D. Henry Smith: "Remedies I"
3 min
1961
Duriel E. Harris: "What he thought belly down, ...
4 min
1962
Camonghne Felix: "Born. Living. Will. Die."
2 min
1963
Karla Cordero: "Everything Needs Fixing"
4 min
1964
Wo Chan: "the shoes"
4 min
1965
Carl Sandburg: "Good Night"
2 min
1966
Henrietta Cordelia Ray: "July"
1 min
1967
Samiya Bashir: "i traveled the world. it was fi...
3 min
1968
Guest Editor Interview: July Guest Editor R. Er...
26 min
1969
George Abraham: "Searching for a Palestinian Ne...
6 min
1970
dee(dee) c. ardan: "freedom terrors"
8 min
1971
Precious Okoyomon: "The animal that is most vul...
2 min
1972
Tian-Ai: "Aspiration"
3 min
1973
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "With the Lark"
2 min
1974
Angelina Weld Grimké: "Little Grey Dreams"
2 min
1975
Rachel B. Glaser: "As dogs"
2 min