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.

Books
2001
Dan Chiasson: "Bloom (II)"
1 min
2002
Jenny George: "Migration"
0 min
2003
Emily Kendal Frey: "Driving to Work is a Spirit...
1 min
2004
Sherwin Bitsui: "Knives Whistle"
1 min
2005
Mary Jo Bang: "A Miniature"
1 min
2006
Mary Weston Fordham: "For Who?"
1 min
2007
Linda Gregerson: "Interior, 1917"
1 min
2008
Philip Matthews: "The Morning Star"
0 min
2009
Gabrielle Calvocoressi: "Inheritance Cistern Sw...
2 min
2010
Emilia Phillips: "I Tried to Write a Poem Calle...
2 min
2011
Justin Phillip Reed: "What’s Left Behind after ...
2 min
2012
Paul Tran: "Galileo"
1 min
2013
Hilda Conkling: "About My Dreams"
1 min
2014
Marilyn Chin: "19th Amendment Ragtime Parade"
4 min
2015
Carol Moldaw: "Meditation on the Veranda"
0 min
2016
Mark Bibbins: "At the End of the Endless Decade...
1 min
2017
Danielle Cadena Deulen: "Remix with a Few Lines...
2 min
2018
Victoria Chang: "OBIT [Frontal Lobe]"
1 min
2019
Tommy Archuleta: "Remedio: Ocotillo (Candlewood)"
1 min
2020
Medora C. Addison: "The Days to Come"
1 min
2021
Safiya Sinclair: "Sophia The Robot Contemplates...
2 min