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
Rae Armantrout: "On Growth"
0 min
1977
Rosa Alcalá: "You Rode a Loop"
2 min
1978
Srikanth Reddy: Winter Term XV, from Underworld...
1 min
1979
Maureen N. McLane: From A Book of Hours
1 min
1980
Kiki Petrosino: "Louisa County Patrol Claims, 1...
1 min
1981
Libbie C. Baer: "When My Soul Findeth Wings"
1 min
1982
Claire Wahmanholm: "O"
1 min
1983
Zoë Hitzig: "I Looked on My Right Hand and Behe...
2 min
1984
Cedar Sigo: "Struggle Itself"
1 min
1985
Luci Tapahonso: "This Morning"
4 min
1986
Kristina Martino: "All I Can Have are Field Rec...
2 min
1987
Carolina Ebeid: "(disambiguation of miriam)"
1 min
1988
Alexander Posey: "My Hermitage"
2 min
1989
J.P. Grasser: "Letter to My Great, Great Grandc...
2 min
1990
Sy Hoahwah: "Church For the Disliked"
1 min
1991
Tacey M. Atsitty: "River Sonnet"
1 min
1992
Santee Frazier: "Hyperacusis"
1 min
1993
Rita Dove: "Testimony: 1968"
1 min
1994
Ray Young Bear: "In Pine, Arizona"
5 min
1995
"We Two" by H. D.
1 min
1996
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
1997
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
1998
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
1999
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
2000
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min