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
Kristina Martino: "All I Can Have are Field Rec...
2 min
1977
Carolina Ebeid: "(disambiguation of miriam)"
1 min
1978
Alexander Posey: "My Hermitage"
2 min
1979
J.P. Grasser: "Letter to My Great, Great Grandc...
2 min
1980
Sy Hoahwah: "Church For the Disliked"
1 min
1981
Tacey M. Atsitty: "River Sonnet"
1 min
1982
Santee Frazier: "Hyperacusis"
1 min
1983
Rita Dove: "Testimony: 1968"
1 min
1984
Ray Young Bear: "In Pine, Arizona"
5 min
1985
"We Two" by H. D.
1 min
1986
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
1987
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
1988
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
1989
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
1990
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
1991
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min
1992
Carl Sandburg: "Monotone"
0 min
1993
Effie Waller Smith: "The Rainbow"
0 min
1994
Marilyn Kallet: "Beggar"
0 min
1995
Marilyn Hacker: "Ghazal !يا لطيف (Ya Lateef!)"
1 min
1996
Kimberly Blaeser: "The Way We Love Something Sm...
0 min
1997
Katie Condon: "Big with Dawn"
1 min
1998
Elise Paschen: "Aerial, Wild Pine"
1 min
1999
Rainer Maria Rilke: "In April"
1 min
2000
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min