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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 PoemKathleen Norris' "Little Girls in Church"
Today’s poem is by Kathleen Norris (born July 27, 1947), an American poet and essayist. She is the author Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, The Cloister Walk…
The Daily PoemTheodore Roethke's "Moss-gathering"
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 PoemRobert Herrick's "To Daffodils"
Today’s poem is by Robert Herrick (baptised 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674)[1], a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric. He is best…
The Daily PoemW. B. Yeats' "Adam's Curse"
Today’s poem is by William Butler Yeats[a] (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939), an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and politician. One of the foremost figures of…
The Daily PoemW. H. Auden's "Their Lonely Betters"
Today poem is by Wystan Hugh Auden (/ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən/; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973[1]), a British-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its…
The Daily PoemRobert Louis Stevenson's "Bed in Summer"
Today’s poem is by Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894), a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and…
The Daily Poem2 Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks
Today’s poem is by Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000), an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal…
The Daily PoemRobert Hass' "The Failure of Buffalo to Levitate"
Robert L. Hass (born March 1, 1941) is an American poet. He served as Poet Laureate of the United Statesfrom 1995 to 1997.[1] He won the 2007 National Book…
The Daily PoemChristian Wiman's "All My Friends Are Finding New Beliefs"
Today’s poem is by Christian Wiman, an American poet and editor born in 1966 and raised in the small west Texas town of Snyder.[1] He graduated from Washington…
The Daily PoemJohn Masefield's "Sea Fever"
Today’s poem is by John Edward Masefield OM (/ˈmeɪsˌfiːld, ˈmeɪz-/; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967), an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until…
The Daily PoemJim Daniels' "American Cheese"
Today’s poem is by James Raymond Daniels (born 1956 in Detroit, Michigan), an American poet and writer. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, the writer…
The Daily Poem3 Poems for Memorial Day
Today is Memorial Day so in this episode we present three notable poems from among the many memorable poems of the World War I era. Memory eternal to all of…
The Daily PoemUrsula K. LeGuin's "Leaves"
Today’s poem is by Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (née Kroeber; /ˈkroʊbər lə ˈɡwɪn/ KROH-bər lə GWIN;[1] October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018), an American author best…
The Daily PoemJohn Betjeman's "A Subaltern's Love Song"
Today poem is from Sir John Betjeman CBE (/ˈbɛtʃəmən/; 28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984), an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972…
The Daily PoemPaul Laurence Dunbar's "We Wear the Mask"
Today’s poem is by Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906), an American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th…
The Daily PoemJane Kenyon's "Dutch Interiors"
Today’s poem comes from American poet Jane Kenyon, who would have been seventy-five today had she not died in 1995 at the age of forty-seven. Her work is often…
The Daily PoemSeamus Heaney's "May"
What better way to bring back The Daily Poem than with a poem by one of my favorite poets, Seamus Heaney. Heaney was an Irish poet, playwright and translator…
The Daily PoemThe Daily Poem Is Back!
After a too-long hiatus, The Daily Poem is coming back with new episodes every week day, starting Monday, May 22. As a small taste, click play to hear a…
The Daily PoemJoy Harjo's "Perhaps the World Ends Here"
Joy Harjo (/ˈhɑːrdʒoʊ/ HAR-joh; born May 9, 1951) is an American poet, musician, playwright, and author. She is the incumbent United States Poet Laureate, the…
The Daily PoemChristina Rossetti's "Sonnets Are Full of Love"
Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market"…
The Daily PoemWilliam Blake's "A Poison Tree"
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a…
The Daily PoemCaroline Mellor's "We Need to Teach the Children the Old Words"
Caroline Mellor contributes regularly to The Green Parent magazine and her work has also been featured in Rebelle Society, Scribe, Elephant Journal, the…
The Daily PoemTed Kooser's "Daddy Longlegs"
Theodore J. Kooser (born 25 April 1939)[1] is an American poet. Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, 2005. He served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library…
The Daily PoemSeamus Heaney's "Three-Piece Suit"
Seamus Justin Heaney MRIA (/ˈʃeɪməs ˈhiːni/; 13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in…
The Daily PoemLouise Gluck's "Averno"
Louise Elisabeth Glück (/ɡlɪk/, GLICK;[1][2] born April 22, 1943) is an American poet and essayist. She won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, whose judges…
The Daily PoemClaude McKay's "Easter Flower"
Festus Claudius "Claude" McKay OJ (September 15, 1890[1] – May 22, 1948) was a Jamaican-American writer and poet. He was a central figure in the Harlem…
The Daily PoemThe Dream of the Rood
Today's poem is an Easter-themed poem by an anonymous 10th century poet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode…
The Daily PoemTyree Daye's "Where She Planted Hydrangeas"
Tyree Daye is a poet from Youngsville, North Carolina, and a Teaching Assistant Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is the author of two poetry collections River…
The Daily PoemWendy Cope's "The Orange"
Wendy Cope OBE (born 21 July 1945) is a contemporary English poet. She read history at St Hilda's College, Oxford. She now lives in Ely, Cambridgeshire, with…
The Daily PoemAmy Gertsler's "In Perpetual Spring"
Amy Gerstler (born 1956) is an American poet. She won a Guggenheim Fellowship[1] as well as the National Book Critics Circle Award.[2] Bio via Wikipedia Hosted…
The Daily PoemBilly Collins' "Today"
William James Collins (born March 22, 1941) is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003.[1][2] He is a Distinguished…
The Daily PoemJohn Koethe's "The Late Wisconsin Spring"
John Koethe (born December 25, 1945) is an award-winning American poet, essayist and professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[1]…
The Daily PoemJames Joyce's "Song"
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the…
The Daily PoemHoward Nemerov's "Adam and Eve Later in Life"
Howard Nemerov (March 1, 1920 – July 5, 1991) was an American poet. He was twice Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, from 1963 to…
The Daily PoemMargaret Hasse's "Day after Daylight Savings Time"
Margaret Hasse (born 1950, in South Dakota), is a poet and writer who has lived and worked in Minnesota since graduating from Stanford University in 1973…
The Daily PoemMarianne Moore's "Poetry"
Marianne Craig Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor. Her poetry is noted for formal…
The Daily PoemA. E. Russell's "Forgiveness"
George William Russell (10 April 1867 – 17 July 1935) who wrote with the pseudonym Æ (often written AE or A.E.), was an Irish writer, editor, critic, poet…
The Daily PoemPaul Pastor's "Letter to My Sons"
Paul J. Pastor is a writer and editor living in Oregon. His writings on spirituality and culture blend a love of the Christian Scriptures with wide-ranging…
The Daily PoemLouise Erdrich's "Indian Boarding School: The Runaways"
Louise Erdrich (/ˈɜːrdrɪk/ ER-drik;[1] born Karen Louise Erdrich, June 7, 1954)[2] is an American author of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring…
The Daily PoemLyuba Yakimchuk's "Prayer"
Lyuba Yakimchuk was born in Pervomaisk, Luhansk oblast, in 1985. She is a Ukrainian poet, screenwriter, and journalist. She is the author of several…
The Daily PoemW.H. Auden's "Doggerel for a Senior Citizen"
Wystan Hugh Auden (/ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən/; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973[1]) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and…
The Daily PoemJames Matthew Wilson's "Before the Gates"
Wilson has published six volumes of poetry and more than two hundred poems in various magazines and journals. His published work has been collected in Some…
The Daily PoemW.S. Merwin's "Looking for Mushrooms at Sunrise"
W.S. Merwin received many honors, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1971 and 2009;[2] the National Book Award for Poetry in 2005,[3] and the Tanning…
The Daily PoemJericho Brown's "The Card Tables"
Jericho Brown (born April 14, 1976) is an American poet and writer. Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, Brown has worked as an educator at institutions…
The Daily PoemTwo Responsive Poems by John and Lonnie Balaban
John B. Balaban (born December 2, 1943)[1] is an American poet and translator, an authority on Vietnamese literature.[2] Bio via Wikipedia. Hosted on Acast…
The Daily PoemPhilip Larkin's "The Mower"
Philip Arthur Larkin CH CBE FRSL (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was…
The Daily PoemW.H. Auden's "A New Year's Greeting"
Wystan Hugh Auden (/ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən/; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973[1]) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and…
The Daily PoemEmily Bronte's "Spellbound"
Emily Jane Brontë (/ˈbrɒnti/, commonly /-teɪ/;[2] 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848)[3] was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel…
The Daily PoemRobert Herrick's "Upon Julias' Clothes"
Robert Herrick (baptised 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674)[1] was a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric. He is best known for…
The Daily PoemRudyard Kipling's "The Law of the Jungle"
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈrʌdjərd/ RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)[1] was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He was…
The Daily PoemMaurice Manning "The Winter of My Discontent'
Maurice Manning (born 1966) is an American poet. His first collection of poems, Lawrence Booth's Book of Visions, was awarded the Yale Younger Poets Award…
The Daily PoemLucy Shaw's "Mending"
Lucy Shaw has published ten volumes of poetry (several still in print) and numerous non-fiction books, and has edited and collaborated on multiple other works…
The Daily PoemEdwin Arlington Robinson's "Mr. Flood's Party"
Edwin Arlington Robinson (December 22, 1869 – April 6, 1935) was an American poet. Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on three occasions and was…
The Daily PoemMaya Angelou's "On the Pulse of Morning"
Maya Angelou (/ˈændʒəloʊ/ (listen) AN-jə-loh;[1][2] born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, memoirist, and civil…
The Daily PoemHarmony Holiday's "Microwave Popcorn"
Born in Waterloo, Iowa, poet and choreographer Harmony Holiday is the daughter of Northern Soul singer/songwriter Jimmy Holiday. Her father died when she was…
The Daily PoemHenry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Woods in Winter"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of…
The Daily PoemLi-Young Lee's "Eating Together"
Li-Young Lee (李立揚, pinyin: Lǐ Lìyáng) (born August 19, 1957) is an American poet. He was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Chinese parents.[1] His maternal…
The Daily PoemRichard Wilbur's "Year's End"
Richard Purdy Wilbur (March 1, 1921 – October 14, 2017) was an American poet and literary translator. One of the foremost poets of his generation, Wilbur's…
The Daily PoemThomas Hardy's "The Darkling Thrush"
Thomas Hardy OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both…
The Daily PoemU.A. Fanthorpe's "The Sheepdog"
Ursula Askham Fanthorpe, CBE, FRSL (22 July 1929 – 28 April 2009) was an English poet, who published as U. A. Fanthorpe. Her poetry comments mainly on social…