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
Philip Schaefer: "Gradually Then Suddenly"
2 min
1977
E. C. Belli: "Vows"
2 min
1978
Kyle Carrero Lopez: "Untitled (Havana, 2000)"
4 min
1979
Charles Bertram Johnson: "Serenity"
1 min
1980
Winifred Welles: "Exile"
2 min
1981
Hannah Sanghee Park: "The One Mockingbird Only ...
3 min
1982
Jada Renée Allen: "Interior"
2 min
1983
Dāshaun Washington: "A Fairy Tale of Blackboyho...
4 min
1984
Rachel Moritz: "Poem for Rebecca Wight"
2 min
1985
Nick Demske: "I let the flies bite me when I me...
3 min
1986
Effie Lee Newsome: "Sunset"
1 min
1987
Tu Fu: "The River Village"
2 min
1988
Cammy Thomas: "French Toast"
2 min
1989
Timmy Straw: "Copernicus"
3 min
1990
Kimberly Alidio: "a feeling has passed before a...
3 min
1991
Dan Lau: "XX Judgement"
2 min
1992
Guest Editor Interview: August Guest Editor Kaz...
29 min
1993
Dan Rosenberg: "Order"
3 min
1994
Sara Teasdale: "August Moonrise"
4 min
1995
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "Life"
3 min
1996
Natasha Marin: "Once upon a Black Imagination..."
3 min
1997
Yanyi: "Landscape with a Hundred Turns"
3 min
1998
Ronaldo V. Wilson: "UPON Grief and Grievance: A...
6 min
1999
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal: "I Was a Good Wife"
3 min
2000
Gwen Westerman: "Give-Away Song"
4 min