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
Solmaz Sharif: "He, Too"
0 min
1977
Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta: "[untitled]"
4 min
1978
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "Time-lapse Video Of ...
1 min
1979
C. Dale Young: "Melancholia"
3 min
1980
heidi andrea restrepo rhodes: "Flying Down the ...
4 min
1981
José Martí: "Love in the City"
4 min
1982
Louise Glück: "The Red Poppy"
1 min
1983
Javier Zamora: "Nó, Actually, Soy Salvadoreño"
4 min
1984
Oliver Baez Bendorf: "Dysphoria"
2 min
1985
Brenda Cárdenas: "Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas"
2 min
1986
Peggy Robles–Alvarado: "When I Became La Promesa"
4 min
1987
Rafael Campo: "California"
3 min
1988
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Love Opened a Morta...
1 min
1989
Enrique Villasis & Bernard Capinpin: "Birds in ...
4 min
1990
Anthony Cody: "brd"
3 min
1991
Natalie Scenters-Zapico: "Pledge Allegiance"
4 min
1992
Carmen Gimenéz Smith: "Like an Auto-Tune of Aut...
1 min
1993
Gary Soto: "In Praise of Dreams"
2 min
1994
Diannely Antigua: "Anniversary"
1 min
1995
Gabriela Mistral: "The Teller of Tales"
3 min
1996
Yau Ching & Chenxin Jiang: "Trial Run"
1 min
1997
Darrel Alejandro Holnes: "Black Parade"
3 min
1998
Rosebud Ben-Oni: "So They Say— They Finally Na...
4 min
1999
Martín Espada: "The Five Horses of Doctor Ramón...
5 min
2000
Richard Blanco: "Maine Yet Miami"
4 min