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
"We Two" by H. D.
1 min
1952
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
1953
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
1954
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
1955
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
1956
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
1957
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min
1958
Carl Sandburg: "Monotone"
0 min
1959
Effie Waller Smith: "The Rainbow"
0 min
1960
Marilyn Kallet: "Beggar"
0 min
1961
Marilyn Hacker: "Ghazal !يا لطيف (Ya Lateef!)"
1 min
1962
Kimberly Blaeser: "The Way We Love Something Sm...
0 min
1963
Katie Condon: "Big with Dawn"
1 min
1964
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
1965
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
1966
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
1967
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
1968
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
1969
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
1970
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
1971
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
1972
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
1973
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min
1974
Benjamin Garcia: "Bliss Point or What Can Best ...
2 min
1975
francine j. harris: "Rabbit"
2 min