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