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