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
Robyn Schiff: "Oak Gall Wasp"
4 min
1977
Anne Carson: "O Small Sad Ecstasy of Love"
0 min
1978
Zach Savich: "Rust Honey"
1 min
1979
Donna Stonecipher: "The Ruins of Nostalgia 59"
3 min
1980
Yona Harvey: "Hickory Street, New Orleans"
2 min
1981
Otto Leland Bohanan: "Villanelle"
1 min
1982
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
0 min
1983
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1984
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1985
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1986
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1987
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1988
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1989
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1990
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1991
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1992
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1993
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
1994
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min
1995
Paul Celan: "So Many Constellations"
1 min
1996
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks: "A Picture"
2 min
1997
Aricka Foreman: "Polycystic Study of Intimacy"
3 min
1998
William Reichard: "In the Evening"
2 min
1999
Eric Gansworth: "The Word for Gossip"
3 min
2000
Tanaya Winder: "Becoming a Ghost"
2 min