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.
2001
Hallie Knight: "To Rebuild"
1 min
2002
Momtaza Mehri: "Reciprocity is a Two-Way Street"
5 min
2003
Sadia Hassan: "On the Last Day, the Bullet is A...
2 min
2004
Sumita Chakraborty: "The B-Sides of the Golden...
3 min
2005
Eloisa Amezcua: "The Witch Reads Me My Birthchart"
2 min
2006
Alison C. Rollins: "Love in Outer Space"
2 min
2007
Lucian B. Watkins: "Two Points of View"
0 min
2008
H. D.: "Evadne"
1 min
2009
Sanna Wani: "Tomorrow is a Place"
1 min
2010
Leila Chatti: "After Touching You, I Think of N...
1 min
2011
Jacqui Germain: "STILL UNBUTTONED & UNBOTHERED:...
2 min
2012
José Olivarez: "poem where no one is deported"
2 min
2013
Khadijah Queen: "Undoing"
1 min
2014
Babette Deutsch: "Silence"
1 min
2015
Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr.: "My Song"
1 min
2016
Hala Alyan: "Object Permanence"
2 min
2017
Safia Elhillo: "Ode to Sudanese-Americans"
3 min
2018
beyza ozer: "on holding rose water"
1 min
2019
Ladan Osman: "Take Wing Tempo"
2 min
2020
Hieu Minh Nguyen: "The New Decade"
1 min
2021
George Marion McClellan: "A January Dandelion"
1 min
2022
Léonie Adams: "Never Enough of Living"
1 min
2023
Jamila Woods: "Day 29 (2020)"
1 min
2024
Jacqueline Waters: "Ready for My Statement?"
1 min
2025
Eran Eads: "TM"
1 min