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