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
Nabila Lovelace: "By Inch-Meal a Disease"
1 min
2002
Natasha Oladokun: "Black Credit"
3 min
2003
makalani bandele: "sample collected from a supe...
2 min
2004
Taylor Johnson: "Menace to"
1 min
2005
Ashley M. Jones: "ALL Y’ALL REALLY FROM ALABAMA"
3 min
2006
Myra Viola Wilds: "Dewdrops"
0 min
2007
Carrie Williams Clifford: "Together"
1 min
2008
Lauren K. Alleyne: "For my Brother(s)"
4 min
2009
Kate Rushin : "Venus & Serena Play Doubles On C...
3 min
2010
Jacqueline Woodson: "Absolute"
2 min
2011
Antoinette Brim-Bell: "Duplex: Black Mamas Pray...
1 min
2012
Kortney Morrow: "American Girl Dolls Attend Man...
3 min
2013
Carrie Law Morgan Figgs: "The Black Queen"
0 min
2014
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: "Songs for the Pe...
1 min
2015
Nikki Grimes: "You Still Dream"
1 min
2016
Dawn Lundy Martin: From “Perspective is Suppose...
1 min
2017
Micah Daniels: "The Secret of Youth"
1 min
2018
Rhonda M. Ward: "Legacy"
2 min
2019
Kara Jackson: "fleeing"
1 min
2020
Ann Plato: "Forget Me Not"
2 min
2021
Irvin W. Underhill: "Solitude"
1 min
2022
Tongo Eisen-Martin: "I Do Not Know the Spelling...
2 min
2023
L. Ash Williams: "Red Wine Spills"
2 min
2024
Barbara Fant : "My dad buried two dogs in the b...
2 min
2025
Jason Reynolds: "Match"
1 min