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
Sanna Wani: "Tomorrow is a Place"
1 min
1977
Leila Chatti: "After Touching You, I Think of N...
1 min
1978
Jacqui Germain: "STILL UNBUTTONED & UNBOTHERED:...
2 min
1979
José Olivarez: "poem where no one is deported"
2 min
1980
Khadijah Queen: "Undoing"
1 min
1981
Babette Deutsch: "Silence"
1 min
1982
Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr.: "My Song"
1 min
1983
Hala Alyan: "Object Permanence"
2 min
1984
Safia Elhillo: "Ode to Sudanese-Americans"
3 min
1985
beyza ozer: "on holding rose water"
1 min
1986
Ladan Osman: "Take Wing Tempo"
2 min
1987
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "The New Decade"
1 min
1988
George Marion McClellan: "A January Dandelion"
1 min
1989
Léonie Adams: "Never Enough of Living"
1 min
1990
Jamila Woods: "Day 29 (2020)"
1 min
1991
Jacqueline Waters: "Ready for My Statement?"
1 min
1992
Eran Eads: "TM"
1 min
1993
Brandon Brown: "Dog Park"
2 min
1994
Prageeta Sharma: "The Imperishable and Perishab...
2 min
1995
Charles Bertram Johnson: "A Song of Hope"
1 min
1996
Emily Dickinson: "That is solemn we have ended,...
0 min
1997
Nate Klug: "Jasmine"
2 min
1998
Merrill Gilfillan: "Just After Dawn"
1 min
1999
Noah Ross: "echium swallows"
3 min
2000
Ely Shipley: "Hiatus"
2 min