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