The Daily Poem

Robert Frost , in full  Robert Lee Frost , (born March 26, 1874, San Francisco,  California , U.S.—died January 29, 1963, Boston, Massachusetts), American poet who was much admired for his depictions of the rural life of  New England , his command of American  colloquial  speech, and his realistic verse portraying ordinary people in everyday situations. -- Bio via Britannica.com Hosted on Acast. S...

Jim Harrison , byname of  James Thomas Harrison , (born December 11, 1937,  Grayling ,  Michigan , U.S.—died March 26, 2016, Patagonia, Arizona), American novelist and poet known for his lyrical treatment of the human struggle between nature and domesticity. Arguably his most famous work was  Legends of the Fall  (1979; films 1990 and 1994), a collection of three novellas about a Montana rancher a...

Today (December 10th) is Emily Dickinson's birthday so in honor of the great poet, here's a sampling of some of her work. 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

John Milton , (born December 9, 1608,  London , England—died November 8?, 1674, London?), English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, considered the most significant English author after  William Shakespeare . -- Bio via Britannica.com . 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 e...

Horace , Latin in full  Quintus Horatius Flaccus , (born December 65 BC,  Venusia , Italy—died Nov. 27, 8 BC, Rome), outstanding Latin  lyric  poet and satirist under the emperor  Augustus . The most frequent themes of his  Odes and verse  Epistles  are love, friendship, philosophy, and the art of  poetry . --Bio from Encyclopedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Th...

Biography via Enclopedia.com : Poet Jane Kenyon was noted for creating verse that probes the inner psyche, particularly demons of depression such as those that plagued her throughout much of her adult life. Kenyon was not a prolific writer, publishing just four volumes of poetry in her lifetime:  From Room to Room, The Boat of Quiet Hours, Let Evening Come , and  Constance.  Although her output wa...

Madeleine L’Engle , original name in full  Madeleine L’Engle Camp,  married name  Madeleine Franklin , (born November 29, 1918,  New York , New York, U.S.—died September 6, 2007,  Litchfield , Connecticut), American author of imaginative  juvenile literature  that is often concerned with such themes as the conflict of good and evil, the nature of God, individual responsibility, and family life. --...

Richard Wilbur was born March 1, 1921,  New York , New York, U.S. and died October 14, 2017, Belmont, Massachusetts), American poet associated with the New Formalist movement. - Bio via Brittanica.com . 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.subst...

Thirteenth United States Poet Laureate (2004–2006) Ted Kooser is a retired life insurance executive who lives on acreage near the village of Garland, Nebraska, with his wife, Kathleen Rutledge. He is a visiting professor at the University of Nebraska, where he teaches poetry and nonfiction writing. His collection  Delights & Shadows  was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 2005. His poems...

Robert Frost, born March 26, 1874,  San Francisco ,  California , U.S.—died January 29, 1963, Boston, Massachusetts), American poet who was much admired for his depictions of the rural life of  New England , his command of American  colloquial  speech, and his realistic verse portraying ordinary people in everyday situations. -- Bio via Britannica.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Today's poem is by Ted Kooser  , byname of  Theodore Kooser , (born April 25, 1939,  Ames , Iowa, U.S.), American poet, whose verse was noted for its tender wisdom and its depiction of homespun America. --Bio from Brittanica.com . 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 episod...

Today's poem is by " William Wordsworth , (born April 7, 1770,  Cockermouth ,  Cumberland , England—died April 23, 1850, Rydal Mount, Westmorland), English poet whose  Lyrical Ballads  (1798), written with  Samuel Taylor Coleridge , helped launch the English  Romantic movement ." --bio from Britannica.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If y...

Today's poem is by Carl Sandburg , (born Jan. 6, 1878,  Galesburg , Ill., U.S.—died July 22, 1967, Flat Rock, N.C.), American poet, historian, novelist, and folklorist. -- Britannica.com 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/subscrib...

Today's poem comes from one of the more famous passages of religious writing -- Song of Songs, chapter 8. 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

Wendell Berry , in full  Wendell Erdman Berry , (born  August  5, 1934, Port Royal, Kentucky, U.S.), American author whose nature  poetry , novels of America’s rural past, and essays on ecological responsibility grew from his experiences as a farmer. -- Brittanica.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other sub...

On today's show: two sonnets from Sally Thomas for autumn. You can read them here: https://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/poetry/two-sonnets-sally-thomas -- Sally Thomas is a poet, fiction writer, essayist, and teacher. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1964, holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Vanderbilt University, and has pursued graduate coursework in English and creative writing at...

Louise Glück , in full  Louise Elisabeth Glück , (born April 22, 1943,  New York , New York, U.S.), American poet whose willingness to confront the horrible, the difficult, and the painful resulted in a body of work characterized by insight and a severe lyricism. In 2020 she was awarded the  Nobel Prize  in Literature, cited “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with  austere  beauty makes indiv...

Rhina P. Espaillat has published ten full-length books and three chapbooks, comprising poetry, essays, and short stories, in both English and her native Spanish, and translations from and into both languages. Her work appears in many journals, anthologies, and websites, and has earned national and international awards, including the T. S. Eliot Prize in Poetry, the Richard Wilbur Award, the Howard...

Elizabeth Bishop , (born Feb. 8, 1911,  Worcester , Mass., U.S.—died Oct. 6, 1979,  Boston , Mass.), American poet known for her polished, witty, descriptive verse. Her short stories and her  poetry  first were published in  The New Yorker  and other magazines. -- Britannica.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wit...

Wallace Stevens , (born Oct. 2, 1879,  Reading , Pa., U.S.—died Aug. 2, 1955,  Hartford , Conn.), American poet whose work explores the interaction of reality and what man can make of reality in his mind. It was not until late in life that Stevens was read at all widely or recognized as a major poet by more than a few. --Bio via Britannica.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Alice Cary (b. April 26, 1820, Mount Healthy, near Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—d. February 12, 1871, New York, New York) and Phoebe Cary (b. September 4, 1824, Mount Healthy, near Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—d. July 31, 1871, Newport, Rhode Island) were also noted for their involvement in the  women’s rights movement . --Bio via Britannica.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Thi...

Sir Walter Raleigh ,  Raleigh  also spelled  Ralegh , (born 1554?, Hayes Barton, near Budleigh Salterton,  Devon , England—died October 29, 1618, London), English adventurer and writer, a favourite of Queen  Elizabeth I , who knighted him in 1585. Accused of  treason  by Elizabeth’s successor,  James I , he was imprisoned in the  Tower of London  and eventually put to death. --bio via Britannica.c...

Christopher Marlowe , (baptized Feb. 26, 1564,  Canterbury ,  Kent , Eng.—died May 30, 1593, Deptford, near London),  Elizabethan  poet and Shakespeare’s most important predecessor in English  drama , who is noted especially for his establishment of dramatic  blank verse . --Bio via Britannica.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd lik...

Gwendolyn Brooks , in full  Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks , (born June 7, 1917,  Topeka , Kan., U.S.—died Dec. 3, 2000, Chicago, Ill.), American poet whose works deal with the everyday life of urban blacks. She was the first  African American  poet to win the  Pulitzer Prize  (1950), and in 1968 she was named the poet laureate of  Illinois . -- Britannica.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Langston Hughes , in full  James Mercer Langston Hughes , (born February 1, 1902?,  Joplin ,  Missouri , U.S.—died May 22, 1967,  New York , New York), American writer who was an important figure in the  Harlem Renaissance and made the  African American  experience the subject of his writings, which ranged from  poetry  and plays to novels and newspaper columns. -- Bio via Britannica.com . Hosted...