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.
1976
J. W. Hammond: "The Optimist"
1 min
1977
Enzo Silon Surin: "When Night Fills with Premat...
1 min
1978
Sean Hill: "Governor’s Mansion Hands"
7 min
1979
Danielle Legros Georges: "What is Water?"
1 min
1980
Krysten Hill: "Nothing"
3 min
1981
Jabari Asim: "Some Call It God"
3 min
1982
Eva A. Jessye: "To a Rosebud"
1 min
1983
George Marion McClellan: "The Sun Went Down in ...
1 min
1984
Toi Derricotte: "Why I don’t write about George...
1 min
1985
Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon: "Measured"
3 min
1986
Marissa Davis: "Singularity"
3 min
1987
A. Van Jordan: "Afterward but not Afterword"
2 min
1988
April Freely: "Every Verb is a Lesson in Longin...
2 min
1989
Countee Cullen: "If You Should Go"
0 min
1990
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Now and Then"
1 min
1991
Sasha Debevec-McKenney: "YOUR BRAIN IS NOT A PR...
2 min
1992
Gbenga Adesina: "Glory"
1 min
1993
Joshua Bennett: "Dad Poem (Ultrasound #2)"
2 min
1994
Kristina Kay Robinson: "Contemplating Extinctio...
2 min
1995
Elizabeth Acevedo: "Ode to the Head Nod"
2 min
1996
Effie Lee Newsome: "Peacock Feather"
0 min
1997
Langston Hughes: "My People"
1 min
1998
Priscilla Jane Thompson: "Emancipation"
2 min
1999
Pamela Sneed: "I Can't Breathe"
3 min
2000
Porsha Olayiwola: "We Drink at the Attenuation ...
2 min