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
Marwa Helal: "WHO REAL؟"
14 min
1977
Jeremy Michael Clark: "One Fire, Quenched with ...
4 min
1978
Desiree C. Bailey: "Woman in Dub"
3 min
1979
francine j. Harris: "Did anyone ever ask any on...
2 min
1980
Leslie Pinckney Hill: "Vacation End"
1 min
1981
William Stanley Braithwaite: "It’s a Long Way"
0 min
1982
Nabila Lovelace: "By Inch-Meal a Disease"
1 min
1983
Natasha Oladokun: "Black Credit"
3 min
1984
makalani bandele: "sample collected from a supe...
2 min
1985
Taylor Johnson: "Menace to"
1 min
1986
Ashley M. Jones: "ALL Y’ALL REALLY FROM ALABAMA"
3 min
1987
Myra Viola Wilds: "Dewdrops"
0 min
1988
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Together"
1 min
1989
Lauren K. Alleyne: "For my Brother(s)"
4 min
1990
Kate Rushin : "Venus & Serena Play Doubles On C...
3 min
1991
Jacqueline Woodson: "Absolute"
2 min
1992
Antoinette Brim-Bell: "Duplex: Black Mamas Pray...
1 min
1993
Kortney Morrow: "American Girl Dolls Attend Man...
3 min
1994
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "The Black Queen"
0 min
1995
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: "Songs for the Pe...
1 min
1996
Nikki Grimes: "You Still Dream"
1 min
1997
Dawn Lundy Martin: From “Perspective is Suppose...
1 min
1998
Micah Daniels: "The Secret of Youth"
1 min
1999
Rhonda M. Ward: "Legacy"
2 min
2000
Kara Jackson: "fleeing"
1 min