Today's poem is from the great Irish poet, Seamus Heaney, and it's called "The Railway Children." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
Today's poem is Emily Dickinson's "Hope is the thing with feathers". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
Today's episode features a special guest who joined David to discuss William Blake's "The Tyger" -- a poem which reminds him of Calvin and Hobbes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today is Heidi White's birthday so it seemed only right to give her a chance to share one of her favorite poems. So today she fills in for David and reads R.S Thomas' "90th Birthday." Happy Birthday to Heidi! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem, on this rainy day in the South, is Williamm Carlos Williams' "Spring Storm" -- a good poem for chilly April days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is a late Richard Wilbur poem called "The Reader." Remember to rate and review if you like this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
Today's episode features a passage from Matthew Zapruder's book, Why Poetry, about the value and work of poetry in times of crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is James Matthew Wilson's "Through the Water." Remember, if you like this episode you can rate and review it wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is Scott Cairns' "Daily Sacrifice" -- a poem for the Eastern Orthodox listeners among us, who are remembering Good Friday today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is W.H. Davies' "Leisure" -- a poem worth keeping in mind during this strange time of isolation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
Today's poem is a great poem for spring: Mary Oliver's "This Morning". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
Today's episode features a poem by W.S. Merwin called "Finding a Teacher" as well as a few special guests who help discuss it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is Wendell Berry's "An Anniversary" -- from his 1971 collection, The Country of Marriage . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
The Daily Poem is back, just in time for Easter! Today's poem is A.E. Stallings' "Dyeing the Easter Eggs." Thanks for your patience. If you like this episode, please be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today poem is by one of our greatest contemporary poets, Dana Gioia. It's called "Words." Remember to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is W.H. Auden's dramatic poem, "The Fall of Rome" -- one of the more memorable poems of the last century. Remember to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is by the English Romantic poet, John Clare, and it's called "First Sight of Spring." Remember to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is Robert Hass' "Heroic Simile" - a poem that poets tend to love. Remember to rate and review wherever you get podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is Howard Nemerov's "Learning the Trees" shared in commemoration of his 100th birthday which was on February 29th. Remember to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem, "Jabberwocky." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
Today's poem is Richard Lovelace's "To Althea, from Prison" - a classic from the seventeenth century. If you like this episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you access podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is by the great contemporary formalist, Ryan Wilson, and it's called "For a Dog." If you like this show, be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is Wendell Berry's "A Purification." Remember to rate and review you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
Today's poem is Ted Kooser's "Deep Winter." Remember to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
Today's poem is Lisel Mueller's "Monet Refuses the Operation." Remember to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is Mary Oliver's "Gethsemane," a good poem for kicking off the Lenten season. Remember to rate and review wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is William Carlos Williams' "The Term" -- with an assist from Wendell Berry. Remember to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is Edward Thomas' "February Afternoon." If you like this episode, please be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
Today's poem is a brief passage from act 1, scene 5 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (it was just Valentine's Day after all). Please be sure to rate and review where you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
It's Valentine's Day so it makes sense to read a poem about a tragic romance. So here's Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee." Rememeber to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe...
