Journey Daily with a Compelling Poem

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Jump start your day by listening to a compelling poem to spark an interesting thought, laugh, or 'aha' moment. Only a few minutes each day to let the beauty of poetry captivate you and perhaps offer a new perspective, appreciation, or life changing insight. So grab your coffee, relax, quiet your mind, and journey with me.

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I Know a Bank Where the Wild Thyme Blows

A poem for anyone who has studied Shakespeare or enjoys reminiscing about college. Marilyn L. Taylor, Ph.D., former Poet Laureate of the state of Wisconsin and the city of Milwaukee, is the author of eight poetry collections. Her work has appeared in Poetry, Able Muse, Measure and Light, and Raintree Review , among many other journals and anthologies. She was recently awarded the Margaret Reid Poetry Prize for verse in forms, and was a finalist for the X.J. Kennedy Parody Contest, the Howard Nem...

Nov 08, 2019•3 min•Ep. 14

Homage: Doo-Wop

Life is one long dance, whether you already know the steps or learn them as you go. Joseph Stroud has published five collections of poetry, his most recent is Of This World; New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2008) His many awards include a Pushcart Prize, an Arts and Letters Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as a Witter Bynner Fellowship in poetry from the Library of Congress. Permission granted by author to read poem....

Nov 07, 2019•5 min•Ep. 13

The Trip to Brooklyn Misremembered as a Roller Coaster Ride

What starts as a typical car ride can lead to the up and down emotions of a roller coaster ride. April Lindner is the author of two collections of poetry, her first, Skin , was winner of the Walt McDonald First Book Prize from Texas Tech University Press. She is also the author of three young adult novels and has edited several anthologies. She is professor of English at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Permission granted from author to read poem.

Nov 06, 2019•6 min•Ep. 12

Moment

Take time in your life, to brake, roll down the window, and look around and listen. You'll be amazed at what can see and heard, even in the San Joaquin Valley. C G Hanzlicek received his M.F.A. from the Writer’s Workshop at the University of Iowa and is the author of seven books of poetry. His collection Stars was the winner of a Devins award and his translation work has won him the Robert Payne Award from the Columbia University Translation Center. He teaches at California State University, Fre...

Nov 05, 2019•5 min•Ep. 11

Galloway Grace

Grace can be found everywhere, even during an Autumn hike and chance encounter with a Galloway cow.

Nov 04, 2019•4 min•Ep. 10

My Life Before I Knew It

A chance meeting can change your life into one you never imagined! Lawrence Raab is the author of nine collections of poems, including What We Don’t Know About Each Other (Penguin, 1993), which was a winner of the National Poetry Series and a finalist for the National Book Award, The History of Forgetting (Penguin, 2009), and Mistaking Each Other for Ghosts (Tupelo, 2015), which was longlisted for the National Book Award, and named as one of the Ten Best Poetry Books of 2015 by The New York Time...

Nov 01, 2019•5 min•Ep. 9

Praise Song

Even though the world is a crazy place, it's all we have, listen to find the good. Barbara Crooker is a poetry editor for Italian Americana , and author of nine full-length books of poetry; The Book of Kells (Cascade Books, 2018) won the Best Poetry Book 2018 Award from Poetry by the Sea and Some Glad Morning is forthcoming in 2019 in the Pitt Poetry Series. Her awards include the WB Yeats Society of New York Award, the Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Award, and three Pennsylvania Council on ...

Oct 31, 2019•4 min•Ep. 8

All Those Hours Alone In The Dark

This is for all the mothers! The mother-infant bond is all enduring. Liz Rosenberg is an American poet, novelist, and children’s book author. She has several collections of poetry published including The Fire Music which was a winner of the Agnes Lynch Starret Prize her most recent collection is titled Demon Love. She has also edited a number of prize-winning anthologies of poetry for young readers. Her children’s book reviews appear monthly in The Boston Globe. She is a professor of English at ...

Oct 30, 2019•7 min

I Unfold From My Pocket

Simple acts of baking bread and knitting bring back memories of a cherished grandmother.

Oct 29, 2019•2 min•Ep. 6

The Happiest Day

Stop and take notice! Read this poem and realize you may, in fact, be happy. Linda Pastan has published 15 books of poetry throughout her distinguished career the two most recent titles are Insomnia and Traveling Light . She served as Poet Laureate of Maryland from 1991 to1995 some of her many awards include a Pushcart Prize, Dylan Thomas Award, the Bess Hokin Prize, the Di Castagnola Award, the Maurice English award the Charity Randall Citation and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. She was a recipie...

Oct 28, 2019•4 min•Ep. 5

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