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.
1976
Momtaza Mehri: "Reciprocity is a Two-Way Street"
5 min
1977
Sadia Hassan: "On the Last Day, the Bullet is A...
2 min
1978
Sumita Chakraborty: "The B-Sides of the Golden...
3 min
1979
Eloisa Amezcua: "The Witch Reads Me My Birthchart"
2 min
1980
Alison C. Rollins: "Love in Outer Space"
2 min
1981
Lucian B. Watkins: "Two Points of View"
0 min
1982
H. D.: "Evadne"
1 min
1983
Sanna Wani: "Tomorrow is a Place"
1 min
1984
Leila Chatti: "After Touching You, I Think of N...
1 min
1985
Jacqui Germain: "STILL UNBUTTONED & UNBOTHERED:...
2 min
1986
José Olivarez: "poem where no one is deported"
2 min
1987
Khadijah Queen: "Undoing"
1 min
1988
Babette Deutsch: "Silence"
1 min
1989
Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr.: "My Song"
1 min
1990
Hala Alyan: "Object Permanence"
2 min
1991
Safia Elhillo: "Ode to Sudanese-Americans"
3 min
1992
beyza ozer: "on holding rose water"
1 min
1993
Ladan Osman: "Take Wing Tempo"
2 min
1994
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "The New Decade"
1 min
1995
George Marion McClellan: "A January Dandelion"
1 min
1996
Léonie Adams: "Never Enough of Living"
1 min
1997
Jamila Woods: "Day 29 (2020)"
1 min
1998
Jacqueline Waters: "Ready for My Statement?"
1 min
1999
Eran Eads: "TM"
1 min
2000
Brandon Brown: "Dog Park"
2 min