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.
2001
Maureen N. McLane: From A Book of Hours
1 min
2002
Kiki Petrosino: "Louisa County Patrol Claims, 1...
1 min
2003
Libbie C. Baer: "When My Soul Findeth Wings"
1 min
2004
Claire Wahmanholm: "O"
1 min
2005
Zoë Hitzig: "I Looked on My Right Hand and Behe...
2 min
2006
Cedar Sigo: "Struggle Itself"
1 min
2007
Luci Tapahonso: "This Morning"
4 min
2008
Kristina Martino: "All I Can Have are Field Rec...
2 min
2009
Carolina Ebeid: "(disambiguation of miriam)"
1 min
2010
Alexander Posey: "My Hermitage"
2 min
2011
J.P. Grasser: "Letter to My Great, Great Grandc...
2 min
2012
Sy Hoahwah: "Church For the Disliked"
1 min
2013
Tacey M. Atsitty: "River Sonnet"
1 min
2014
Santee Frazier: "Hyperacusis"
1 min
2015
Rita Dove: "Testimony: 1968"
1 min
2016
Ray Young Bear: "In Pine, Arizona"
5 min
2017
"We Two" by H. D.
1 min
2018
Helen Hunt Jackson: "Two"
2 min
2019
Peter Balakian: "Waiting for a Number"
1 min
2020
Patricia Smith: "Now He's an Etching"
1 min
2021
Pamela Uschuk: "Green Flame"
1 min
2022
Naomi Shihab Nye: "On Doubt and Bad Reviews"
1 min
2023
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge: "Wonder"
7 min
2024
Carl Sandburg: "Monotone"
0 min
2025
Effie Waller Smith: "The Rainbow"
0 min