The Daily Poem
Summary: The Daily Poem offers one essential poem each weekday morning. From Shakespeare and John Donne to Robert Frost and E..E Cummings, 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Today's poem is delivered with the help of a special guest, Jeremiah Kern, and it's Bayard Taylor's "A Night with a Wolf." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Katherine Larson is a poet and a molecular biologist, a fascinating combination that shows up in today's poem, "Metamorphoses." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today's poem is one I found when reading Robert Hass' book, A Little Book on Form. It's called "poem with lines in any order" and its by Robert Pinsky. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today's poem is John Clare's "The Nightingale's Nest" -- a poem that was unpublished and unknown until 1979. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today's poem is Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Spring." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today's poem is from the great Ted Kooser, and its called "Abandoned Farmhouse." If you like this poem be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today's poem is Thomas Merton's "Elegy for the Monastery Barn." Thanks to Heidi White for filling in for David today. If you like this episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today's poem is from the great Irish poet, Seamus Heaney, and it's called "The Railway Children." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today's poem is Emily Dickinson's "Hope is the thing with feathers". See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today's poem, on this rainy day in the South, is Williamm Carlos Williams' "Spring Storm" -- a good poem for chilly April days. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today's poem is a late Richard Wilbur poem called "The Reader." Remember to rate and review if you like this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today's episode features a passage from Matthew Zapruder's book, Why Poetry, about the value and work of poetry in times of crisis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
