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
Léonie Adams: "Never Enough of Living"
1 min
1977
Jamila Woods: "Day 29 (2020)"
1 min
1978
Jacqueline Waters: "Ready for My Statement?"
1 min
1979
Eran Eads: "TM"
1 min
1980
Brandon Brown: "Dog Park"
2 min
1981
Prageeta Sharma: "The Imperishable and Perishab...
2 min
1982
Charles Bertram Johnson: "A Song of Hope"
1 min
1983
Emily Dickinson: "That is solemn we have ended,...
0 min
1984
Nate Klug: "Jasmine"
2 min
1985
Merrill Gilfillan: "Just After Dawn"
1 min
1986
Noah Ross: "echium swallows"
3 min
1987
Ely Shipley: "Hiatus"
2 min
1988
Genya Turovskaya: "Wisterical"
1 min
1989
Angelina Weld Grimké: "A Winter Twilight"
0 min
1990
Jones Very: "The Winter Bird"
1 min
1991
Michael Wasson: "So Call It Grace"
2 min
1992
Jenny Johnson: "Pedal"
3 min
1993
G. E. Patterson: "The Keeping Room"
4 min
1994
Eric Ekstrand: "Family Solo"
2 min
1995
Aditi Machado: "Then"
1 min
1996
Fenton Johnson: "Revery"
1 min
1997
Lola Ridge: "Altitude"
0 min
1998
Robyn Schiff: "Oak Gall Wasp"
4 min
1999
Anne Carson: "O Small Sad Ecstasy of Love"
0 min
2000
Zach Savich: "Rust Honey"
1 min