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
Jenny Johnson: "Pedal"
3 min
1977
G. E. Patterson: "The Keeping Room"
4 min
1978
Eric Ekstrand: "Family Solo"
2 min
1979
Aditi Machado: "Then"
1 min
1980
Fenton Johnson: "Revery"
1 min
1981
Lola Ridge: "Altitude"
0 min
1982
Robyn Schiff: "Oak Gall Wasp"
4 min
1983
Anne Carson: "O Small Sad Ecstasy of Love"
0 min
1984
Zach Savich: "Rust Honey"
1 min
1985
Donna Stonecipher: "The Ruins of Nostalgia 59"
3 min
1986
Yona Harvey: "Hickory Street, New Orleans"
2 min
1987
Otto Leland Bohanan: "Villanelle"
1 min
1988
Mina Loy: "Love Songs (section III)"
0 min
1989
Richard Siken: "Real Estate"
2 min
1990
Eileen Myles: "Howl"
0 min
1991
Raquel Gutiérrez: "Would It Kill Me To Be A Nic...
1 min
1992
Mark McMorris: "The Thought of the World"
3 min
1993
b: william bearhart: "No More Fire Here: A Ses...
3 min
1994
John Rollin Ridge: "Random Thoughts of Her"
1 min
1995
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: from “Sonnets from the Ch...
1 min
1996
Ishmael Angaluuk Hope: "Dance Practice"
1 min
1997
Gordon Henry: "It was Snowing on the Monuments"
3 min
1998
Janet McAdams: "Lie"
2 min
1999
Tiffany Midge: "Distracted from COVID-19, Atten...
2 min
2000
Mark Turcotte: "Dear New Blood"
3 min