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The Daily Poem
The Daily Poem offers one essential poem each weekday morning. From Shakespeare and John Donne to Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson, The Daily Poem curates a broad and generous audio anthology of the best poetry ever written, read-aloud by David Kern and an assortment of various contributors. Some lite commentary is included and the shorter poems are often read twice, as time permits. The Daily Poem is presented by Goldberry Studios.
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Episodes
The Daily PoemMalcolm Guite's "Michaelmas"
Ayodeji Malcolm Guite (/ɡaɪt/; born 12 November 1957) is an English poet, singer-songwriter, Anglican priest, and academic. Born in Nigeria to British…
The Daily PoemOgden Nash's Verses for The Carnival of the Animals
During his lifetime, Ogden Nash (born August 19, 1902; died May 19, 1971) was the most widely known, appreciated, and imitated American creator of light verse…
The Daily PoemTwo for Guy Fawkes Day
Remember, Remember – November 5 was Guy Fawkes Day, an occasion full of complicated remembrances. We mark the day with a traditional English lyric and a…
The Daily PoemRobert B. Shaw's "Chronometrics"
We will turn the clocks back this weekend–in fact, many clocks will turn themselves back–and there is no better occasion to meditate with Robert B. Shaw on the…
The Daily PoemWallace Stevens' "Of the surface of things"
Stevens moved to Connecticut in 1916, having found employment at the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., where he became vice president in 1934. He had also…
The Daily PoemBilly Collins' "On Turning Ten"
Billy Collins spent his tenure as U.S. Poet Laureate launching the Poetry 180 initiative to increase American high school students’ exposure to poetry. In…
The Daily PoemRobert B. Shaw's "Jack O'Lantern"
Poet and critic Robert B. Shaw earned a BA from Harvard University, where he studied with Robert Lowell, and a PhD from Yale University. Influenced by…
The Daily PoemE.E. Cummings' "i thank You God for most this amazing day"
Edward Estlin (E.E.) Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He attended the Cambridge Latin High School, where he studied Latin and Greek. Cummings…
The Daily PoemDylan Thomas' "And Death Shall Have No Dominion"
Today’s poem is by Dylan Marlais Thomas, born October 27, 1914 in the Welsh seaport of Swansea, Wales. Thomas attended the Swansea Grammar School, where he…
The Daily PoemChristine Perrin's "Reading Telemachus"
Christine Perrin is the director of writing at Messiah College and has taught literature and creative writing at Johns Hopkins University, with Gordon…
The Daily PoemThe Saint Crispin's Day Speech
Today being St. Crispin’s Day, it seems only right to share, once again, one of the most famous speeches in English literature—Henry V’s “Crispin’s Day” speech…
The Daily PoemCarl Sandburg's "Mummy"
Today’s poem is by Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967), an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes…
The Daily Poem"The Death of Nelson"
Today’s poem is by an anonymous poet but it artfully commemorates the life and death of a great historical figure. This is a public episode. If you'd like to…
The Daily PoemSamuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
Today’s poem is by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (/ˈkoʊlərɪdʒ/ KOH-lə-rij;[1] 21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834), an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and…
The Daily PoemHenry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Tide Rises, Tide Falls"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems "Paul Revere's Ride"…
The Daily PoemDana Gioia's "Metamorphosis"
Today’s poem is by Michael Dana Gioia (/ˈdʒɔɪ.ə/; born December 24, 1950), an American poet, literary critic, literary translator, and essayist. Since the…
The Daily PoemTwo by Oscar Wilde
Today’s poems are by Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde[a] (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900), an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different…
The Daily PoemGerard Manley Hopkins' "Binsey Poplars"
Today’s poem is by Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889), an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame places him among leading…
The Daily PoemTheodore Roethke's "Root Cellar"
Today’s poem is by Theodore Huebner Roethke (/ˈrɛtki/ RET-kee;[1] May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963), an American poet. He is regarded as one of the most…
The Daily PoemJ.R.R. Tolkien's "The Tale of Tinuviel"
Today’s poem is by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (/ˈruːl ˈtɒlkiːn/, ROOL TOL-keen;[a] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973), an English writer and…
The Daily PoemRobert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"
Today’s poem is by Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963), an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published…
The Daily PoemRudyard Kipling's "If"
Today’s poem is dedicated to my son, Coulter, who turns twelve today. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈrʌdjərd/ RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)[1] was…
The Daily PoemJane Kenyon's "The Blue Bowl"
Jane Kenyon (May 23, 1947 – April 22, 1995) was an American poet and translator. Her work is often characterized as simple, spare, and emotionally resonant…
The Daily PoemT.S. Eliot's "Rhapsody on a Windy Night"
Today’s poem is by Thomas Stearns Eliot OM (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965), a poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor.[1]…
The Daily PoemThomas Gray's "Ode to the Death of a Favorite Cat Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes"
Today’s poem is by Thomas Gray (26 December 1716 – 30 July 1771), an English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar, and fellow at Pembroke College, Cambridge…
The Daily PoemPablo Neruda's "A Dog Has Died"
Today’s poem is by Pablo Neruda (/nəˈruːdə/;[1] Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo neˈɾuða] ⓘ; born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto; 12 July 1904 – 23…
The Daily PoemBlaise Cendrars "Menus"
Today’s poem is by Frédéric-Louis Sauser (1 September 1887 – 21 January 1961),[1] better known as Blaise Cendrars, a Swiss-born novelist and poet who became a…
The Daily PoemRoald Dahl's "The Centipede's Song"
Today’s poem is by Roald Dahl[a] (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990), a British popular author of children's literatureand short stories, a poet, and…
The Daily PoemT.S. Eliot's "The Naming of Cats"
Today’s poem is by Thomas Stearns Eliot OM (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965), a poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor.[1]…
The Daily PoemMary Oliver's "Beside the Waterfall"
Today’s poem is by Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) , an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Her work…
The Daily PoemElizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnet 44"
Today’s poem is by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (née Moulton-Barrett; 6 March 1806 – 29 June 1861), an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and…
The Daily PoemWendell Berry's "September 2"
Today’s poem is by Wendell Erdman Berry (born August 5, 1934), an American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer.[1]…
The Daily PoemSeamus Heaney's "Scaffolding"
Today’s poem is by Seamus Justin Heaney MRIA (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013), an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in…
The Daily PoemRita Dove's "Ars Poetica"
Today’s poem is by Rita Frances Dove (born August 28, 1952), an American poet and essayist. From 1993 to 1995, she served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry…
The Daily PoemZbigniew Herbert's "From Mythology"
Today’s poem is by Zbigniew Herbert (IPA: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ˈxɛrbɛrt] (listen); 29 October 1924 – 28 July 1998), a Polish poet, essayist, drama writer and moralist. He…
The Daily PoemBilly Collins' "Introduction to Poetry"
Today’s poem is by William James Collins, aka Billy Collins, (born March 22, 1941) is an American poet who served as the Poet Laureate of the United States…
The Daily PoemEdgar Allan Poe's "Sonnet to Science"
Today’s poem is by Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849), an American writer, poet, author, editor, and literary critic who is…
The Daily PoemEmily Dickinson's "As Imperceptibly as Grief"
Today’s poem is by Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886), an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as…
The Daily PoemPhilip Larkin's "Mother, Summer, I"
Today’s poem is by Philip Arthur Larkin CH CBE FRSL (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985), an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, The…
The Daily PoemThomas Lux's "Cow Chases Boys"
Today’s poem is by Thomas Lux (December 10, 1946 – February 5, 2017), an American poet who held the Margaret T. and Henry C. Bourne, Jr. Chair in Poetry at the…
The Daily PoemSeamus Heaney's "Blackberry Picking"
Today’s poem is by Seamus Justin Heaney MRIA (/ˈʃeɪməs ˈhiːni/; 13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013), an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995…
The Daily PoemJohn Ashbery's "Crossroads in the Past"
Today’s poem is by John Lawrence Ashbery[1] (July 28, 1927 – September 3, 2017) , an American poet and art critic.[2] Ashbery is considered the most…
The Daily PoemMatthea Harvey's "In Defense of Our Overgrown Garden"
Today’s poem is by Matthea Harvey, the author of five books of poetry—If the Tabloids are True What Are You?, Of Lamb (an illustrated erasure with images by…
The Daily PoemTed Kooser's "In the Basement of the Goodwill Store"
Today’s poem is by Theodore J. Kooser (born 25 April 1939)[1], an American poet. He won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 2005. He served as Poet Laureate…
The Daily PoemLord Dunsany's "A Dirge of Victory"
Today’s poem is by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany FRSL (/dʌnˈseɪni/; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957, usually Lord Dunsany) was an…
The Daily PoemDenise Levertov's "Witness"
Today’s poem is by Priscilla Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997), a British-born naturalised American poet.[3] She was a recipient of the…
The Daily PoemRobert Morgan's "Bellrope"
Today’s poem is by Robert Morgan (born 1944), an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He studied at North Carolina State University as an…
The Daily PoemMary Oliver's "Storage"
Today’s poem is by Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019), an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Her work…
The Daily PoemPablo Neruda's "Ode to the Onion"
Today’s poem is by Pablo Neruda (/nəˈruːdə/;[1] Spanish: [ˈpaβlo neˈɾuða] (listen))(born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto; 12 July 1904 – 23 September…
The Daily PoemThomas Merton's "An Elegy for Ernest Hemingway"
Today’s poem is by Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968), an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist and…
The Daily PoemDonald Hall's "Oxcart Man"
Today’s poem is by Donald Andrew Hall Jr.[1] (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018), an American poet, writer, editor and literary critic. He was the author of…
The Daily PoemWalt Whitman's "Election Day, November, 1884
Today’s poem is by Walter Whitman Jr. (/ˈhwɪtmən/; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892), an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He is considered one of the most…
The Daily PoemEmma Lazarus' "The New Colossus"
Today’s poem is by Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887), an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish…
The Daily PoemWalt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing"
Today’s poem is by Walter Whitman Jr. (/ˈhwɪtmən/; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892), an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He is considered one of the most…
The Daily PoemThomas Lux' "Refrigerator, 1957"
Today’s poem is Thomas Lux (December 10, 1946 – February 5, 2017), an American poet who held the Margaret T. and Henry C. Bourne, Jr. Chair in Poetry at the…
The Daily PoemEmily Dickinson's "A Little Dog That Wags Its Tail"
Today’s poem is by Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886), an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as…
The Daily PoemFrank O'Hara's "Cambridge"
Today’s poem is by Francis Russell "Frank" O'Hara (March 27, 1926 – July 25, 1966), an American writer, poet, and art critic. A curator at the Museum of Modern…
The Daily PoemA. E. Stallings' "Like"
Today’s poem is by Alicia Elsbeth Stallings (born July 2, 1968), an American poet, translator, and essayist. Stallings has published five books of original…
The Daily PoemMuso Soseki "Magnificent Peak"
Today’s poem is by Musō Soseki (夢窓 疎石, 1275 – October 20, 1351), a Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk and teacher, and a calligraphist, poet and garden designer. The…
The Daily PoemScott Cairns' "Possible Answers to Prayer"
Today’s poem is by Scott Cairns. Cairns is the author of ten collections of poetry, one collection of translations of Christian mystics, one spiritual memoir…