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
Öykü Tekten: "mountain language"
1 min
1977
Aldrin Valdez: "ars poetica"
2 min
1978
Trace Howard DePass: "[th(e)reat] → siege engine"
2 min
1979
Kerry Carnahan: "[My ancestors are empty words]"
2 min
1980
Juliana Spahr: excerpts from "Will There Be Sin...
10 min
1981
Solmaz Sharif: "He, Too"
0 min
1982
Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta: "[untitled]"
4 min
1983
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "Time-lapse Video Of ...
1 min
1984
C. Dale Young: "Melancholia"
3 min
1985
heidi andrea restrepo rhodes: "Flying Down the ...
4 min
1986
José Martí: "Love in the City"
4 min
1987
Louise Glück: "The Red Poppy"
1 min
1988
Javier Zamora: "Nó, Actually, Soy Salvadoreño"
4 min
1989
Oliver Baez Bendorf: "Dysphoria"
2 min
1990
Brenda Cárdenas: "Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas"
2 min
1991
Peggy Robles–Alvarado: "When I Became La Promesa"
4 min
1992
Rafael Campo: "California"
3 min
1993
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: "Love Opened a Morta...
1 min
1994
Enrique Villasis & Bernard Capinpin: "Birds in ...
4 min
1995
Anthony Cody: "brd"
3 min
1996
Natalie Scenters-Zapico: "Pledge Allegiance"
4 min
1997
Carmen Gimenéz Smith: "Like an Auto-Tune of Aut...
1 min
1998
Gary Soto: "In Praise of Dreams"
2 min
1999
Diannely Antigua: "Anniversary"
1 min
2000
Gabriela Mistral: "The Teller of Tales"
3 min