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