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
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1977
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1978
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1979
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1980
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1981
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1982
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1983
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1984
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1985
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1986
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1987
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1988
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1989
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1990
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1991
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1992
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
1993
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min
1994
Michael Torres: "Pockets"
3 min
1995
Bertrand N.O. Walker: "A Mojave Lullaby"
1 min
1996
Margaret Noodin: "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Joh...
2 min
1997
Aimee Suzara: "Amphibious"
3 min
1998
Melanie Figg: "A Rogue Dream"
2 min
1999
LeAnne Howe: "1918, Iva Describes Her Deathbed"
3 min
2000
Khaty Xiong: "The Seven Prisms of My Blood"
2 min