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
Franny Choi: "Hangul Abecedarian"
0 min
1977
Gregory Pardlo: From "Giornata: On Faith"
0 min
1978
John Yau: "A Painter’s Thoughts"
2 min
1979
Bertrand N. O. Walker: "An Indian Love Song"
1 min
1980
Paul Laurence Dunbar: "Yesterday and To-morrow"
1 min
1981
Laura Kasischke: "Prayer"
1 min
1982
Lidija Dimkovska: "Journey"
5 min
1983
Marilyn Chin: "Sage #3"
1 min
1984
Martha Collins: "Again Later"
0 min
1985
Paisley Rekdal: "有 識: Have Knowledge"
1 min
1986
W. B. Yeats: "VI—The Stare’s Nest By My Window"
1 min
1987
Dante Di Stefano: "My Eighteen-Month-Old Daught...
2 min
1988
Rae Armantrout: "On Growth"
0 min
1989
Rosa Alcalá: "You Rode a Loop"
2 min
1990
Srikanth Reddy: Winter Term XV, from Underworld...
1 min
1991
Maureen N. McLane: From A Book of Hours
1 min
1992
Kiki Petrosino: "Louisa County Patrol Claims, 1...
1 min
1993
Libbie C. Baer: "When My Soul Findeth Wings"
1 min
1994
Claire Wahmanholm: "O"
1 min
1995
Zoë Hitzig: "I Looked on My Right Hand and Behe...
2 min
1996
Cedar Sigo: "Struggle Itself"
1 min
1997
Luci Tapahonso: "This Morning"
4 min
1998
Kristina Martino: "All I Can Have are Field Rec...
2 min
1999
Carolina Ebeid: "(disambiguation of miriam)"
1 min
2000
Alexander Posey: "My Hermitage"
2 min