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
Daria-Ann Martineau: "Carnivorous, with a varie...
2 min
1952
Charleen McClure: "Caretaker"
2 min
1953
Starr Davis: "Today, God"
2 min
1954
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "The Plains of Peace"
2 min
1955
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr.: "A Prayer"
0 min
1956
Joy Priest: "Denial is a Cliff We Are Driven Ov...
4 min
1957
Marwa Helal: "WHO REAL؟"
14 min
1958
Jeremy Michael Clark: "One Fire, Quenched with ...
4 min
1959
Desiree C. Bailey: "Woman in Dub"
3 min
1960
francine j. Harris: "Did anyone ever ask any on...
2 min
1961
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "Vacation End"
1 min
1962
William Stanley Braithwaite: "It’s a Long Way"
0 min
1963
Nabila Lovelace: "By Inch-Meal a Disease"
1 min
1964
Natasha Oladokun: "Black Credit"
3 min
1965
makalani bandele: "sample collected from a supe...
2 min
1966
Taylor Johnson: "Menace to"
1 min
1967
Ashley M. Jones: "ALL Y’ALL REALLY FROM ALABAMA"
3 min
1968
Myra Viola Wilds: "Dewdrops"
0 min
1969
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Together"
1 min
1970
Lauren K. Alleyne: "For my Brother(s)"
4 min
1971
Kate Rushin : "Venus & Serena Play Doubles On C...
3 min
1972
Jacqueline Woodson: "Absolute"
2 min
1973
Antoinette Brim-Bell: "Duplex: Black Mamas Pray...
1 min
1974
Kortney Morrow: "American Girl Dolls Attend Man...
3 min
1975
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "The Black Queen"
0 min