Today's poem is Richard Wilbur's "October Maples, Portland." Remember: rate, review, spread the word. The leaves, though little time they have to live, Were never so unfallen as today, And seem to yield us through a rustled sieve The very light from which time fell away. A showered fire we thought forever lost Redeems the air. Where friends in passing meet, They parley in the tongues of Pentecost. Gold ranks of temples flank the dazzled street. It is light of maples, and will go; But not before ...
Oct 30, 2019•7 min
Today's poem is Edith Wharton's "The Autumn Sunset." Remember: rate and review to spread the word. I Leaguered in fire The wild black promontories of the coast extend Their savage silhouettes; The sun in universal carnage sets, And, halting higher, The motionless storm-clouds mass their sullen threats, Like an advancing mob in sword-points penned, That, balked, yet stands at bay. Mid-zenith hangs the fascinated day In wind-lustrated hollows crystalline, A wan Valkyrie whose wide pinions shine Ac...
Oct 29, 2019•8 min
Today's poem is R.S. Thomas' "Welsh Landscape". Remember: rate, review, subscribe. To live in Wales is to be conscious At dusk of the spilled blood That went into the making of the wild sky, Dyeing the immaculate rivers In all their courses. It is to be aware, Above the noisy tractor And hum of the machine Of strife in the strung woods, Vibrant with sped arrows. You cannot live in the present, At least not in Wales. There is the language for instance, The soft consonants Strange to the ear. Ther...
Oct 28, 2019•5 min
Today's poem is Julia Ward Howe's familiar refrain, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Remember: rate and review to help spread the word. 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...
Oct 25, 2019•7 min
Today's poem is by the great English poet, John Clare, and it's called "Badger." Remember, when you rate and review the show it helps out a lot! 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...
Oct 24, 2019•7 min
Today's poem is from C.S. Lewis and is presented by our old friend, S.D. Smith. Remember: rate and review to spread the word! 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...
Oct 23, 2019•3 min
Today's poem is Lewis Carroll's "Mad Gardener's Song." Remember: You can help the show by rating and reviewing and spreading the word. 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...
Oct 22, 2019•6 min
Today's poem -- with an assist from the late Harold Bloom -- is Jones Very's "New Birth." Remember: you can help the podcast out when you rate and review. 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...
Oct 21, 2019•7 min
Today's poem is Stephen Vincent Benet's "Christopher Columbus." 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
Oct 18, 2019•6 min
Today's poem is Charlotte Turner Smith's "Written in October (1797)." Remember: rate and review the show to spread the love. 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...
Oct 17, 2019•6 min
Today's poem is Ted Hughes' "The Seven Sorrows." Remember: Subscribe, rate, review! 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
Oct 16, 2019•7 min
Today's poem is Robert Penn Warren's "Boy Wandering in Sims Valley" -- ready by poet and guest contributor, Maurice Manning. Remember: you can help us spread the word by subscribing, rating, and reviewing. 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...
Oct 15, 2019•14 min
Today's poem is Robert Frost's "After Apple Picking" -- perhaps the quintessential autumn poem. Remember: subscribe, rate, review! 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...
Oct 14, 2019•10 min
Today's poem is part 5 of Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind", thus completing our journey through this great poem this week. Remember, subscribe, rate, review. 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...
Oct 11, 2019•7 min
Today's poem is part 4 of Percy Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind." Remember: subscribe, rate, review. 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
Oct 10, 2019•5 min
Today's poem is part three of Shelley's classic, "Ode to the West Wind." Remember: subscribe, rate, review. 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...
Oct 09, 2019•6 min
Today's poem continues our foray into Shelley's beloved poem, "Ode to the West Wind." It's time for part 2. Remember: your ratings and reviews help the show out a great deal! 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...
Oct 08, 2019•6 min
Today's poem is part one of Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind." Each day this week we will dive into one of the five parts of this famous poem. Remember: you can help out the podcast by rating and reviewing. 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...
Oct 07, 2019•8 min
Today's poem is "The Fire of Driftwood" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Remember, when you rate and review the show it helps the show out a lot. 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...
Oct 04, 2019•8 min
Today's poem is Shakespeare's Sonnet 30, "When to the sessions of sweet silent thought . . . ". Remember: rate and review! 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...
Oct 03, 2019•7 min
Good morning! Today's poem is Edna Saint Vincent Millay's "Autumn Chant." Remember: subscribe, rate, review! 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...
Oct 02, 2019•6 min
Today's poem is Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Spring and Fall." Remember: when you rate and review the podcast is helps us out! 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...
Oct 01, 2019•5 min
Today's poem is Louise Bogan's "Putting to Sea." Remember: when you rate and/or review the show it helps us out quite a bit. 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...
Sep 30, 2019•8 min
Today poem is Howard Nemerov's "The Dying Garden." Remember: subscribe, rate, review to help us spread the word! 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
Sep 27, 2019•7 min
Today's poem is Alberto Rios' "Don't Go Into the Library." Remember, if you like this show rate and review and help us spread the word! 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...
Sep 24, 2019•7 min
Today's poem is John Keats' "To Autumn," which just had its 200th anniversary last week. Remember: you can help us out by rating and reviewing the show! 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...
Sep 23, 2019•8 min
Today's poem is William Butler Yeats' "The Wild Swans at Coole." Remember to rate and review! 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
Sep 20, 2019•9 min
Today's poem is Jo Harjo's "Perhaps the World Ends Here." Remember, if you like this show you can help us spread the word by rating and the reviewing it wherever you get your 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...
Sep 19, 2019•8 min
Today's poem is Zbigniew Herbert's "A Journey". Remember you can help us spread the word about the podcast by rating and reviewing it wherever you get your 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...
Sep 18, 2019•12 min
Today's poem is "Summer Begins to Have the Look" by the inimitable Emily Dickinson. If you like this show please spread the word by subscribing, rating, and reviewing! 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...
Sep 17, 2019•8 min
