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
Achy Obejas: "In Response to the Murder of Elev...
7 min
1977
Gwendolyn Bennett: "Wind"
2 min
1978
Jake Skeets: "Anthropocene: A Dictionary"
4 min
1979
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1980
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1981
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1982
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1983
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1984
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1985
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1986
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1987
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1988
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1989
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1990
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1991
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1992
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1993
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1994
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1995
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1996
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1997
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min
1998
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
5 min
1999
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
2 min
2000
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Calling Dreams"
1 min