The Daily Poem show

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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 Happy 100th Birthday to Richard Wilbur | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:51

In today's episode, David shares three poems by the great Richard Wilbur, who was born 100 years ago today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Henry Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:16

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the Fireside Poets from New England. - Bio via Wikipedia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 James Russell Lowell's "The Sirens" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:52

James Russell Lowell (/ˈloʊəl/; February 22, 1819 – August 12, 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets that rivaled the popularity of British poets. These writers usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside. - Bio via Wikipedia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Edna St. Vincent Millay's "The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:13

Bio via Britannica.com:Edna St. Vincent Millay, (born February 22, 1892, Rockland, Maine, U.S.—died October 19, 1950, Austerlitz, New York), American poet and dramatist who came to personify romantic rebellion and bravado in the 1920s. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Philip Larkin's "First Sight" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:37

Today's poem is for those snowed in and ready for spring. Bio via Wikipedia: Philip Arthur Larkin CH CBE FRSL (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in 1945, followed by two novels, Jill (1946) and A Girl in Winter (1947), and he came to prominence in 1955 with the publication of his second collection of poems, The Less Deceived, followed by The Whitsun Weddings (1964) and High Windows (1974). He contributed to The Daily Telegraph as its jazz critic from 1961 to 1971, articles gathered in All What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961–71 (1985), and he edited The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse (1973).[1] His many honours include the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.[2] He was offered, but declined, the position of Poet Laureate in 1984, following the death of Sir John Betjeman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 W.H. Auden's "Ode to the Medieval Poets" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:28

Yesterday was W.H. Auden's birthday, so here's one of his great ones. Bio via Wikipedia:Wystan Hugh Auden (/ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən/; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was an Anglo-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form, and content. Some of his best known poems are about love, such as "Funeral Blues"; on political and social themes, such as "September 1, 1939" and "The Shield of Achilles"; on cultural and psychological themes, such as The Age of Anxiety; and on religious themes such as "For the Time Being" and "Horae Canonicae".[1][2][3] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Nancy Willard's "The Snow Arrives after Long Silence" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:47

A poem dedicated to this long, cold winter. Nancy Willard (June 26, 1936 – February 19, 2017)[1] was an American writer: novelist, poet, author and occasional illustrator of children's books. She won the 1982 Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn.[2] - Bio via Wikipedia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 James Matthew Wilson's "A Common Tongue" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:16

Wilson is a poet and critic of contemporary poetry, whose work appears regularly in such magazines and journals as First Things,  The Wall Street Journal​, The Hudson Review, Modern Age, The New Criterion, Dappled Things, Measure, The Weekly Standard, Front Porch Republic, The Raintown Review, National Review, and The American Conservative.He has published ten books, including six books and chapbooks of poetry. Among his volumes are: The Vision of the Soul: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty in the Western Tradition (CUA, 2017); the major critical study, The Fortunes of Poetry in an Age of Unmaking (Wiseblood, 2015); and a monograph, The Catholic Imagination in Modern American Poetry (both Wiseblood Books, 2014).  His most recent books are The Strangeness of the Good (Angelico, 2020) and the poetic sequence, The River of the Immaculate Conception (Wiseblood, 2019).-Bio via JamesMatthewWilson.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Kate Baer's "Motherload" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:21

Kate Baer is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and poet based on the East Coast. She has been featured in publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue.com, Entertainment Weekly, and Literary Hub. Her first book, What Kind Of Woman, is out now with HarperCollins. -Bio via KateBaer.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Maurice Manning's "Railsplitter" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:24

In recognition of President's Day, today's poem is in the posthumous voice of Abraham Lincoln, as imagined by Kentucky poet Maurice Manning. Kentucky poet Maurice Manning has published five books of poetry, including The Common Man, which was one of three finalists for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. His first collection, Lawrence Booth’s Book of Visions, was selected for the 2000 Yale Series of Younger Poets. He has had works in publications including The New Yorker, Washington Square, The Southern Review, Poetry, Shenandoah, and The Virginia Quarterly Review. - Bio via Transy.edu. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Joshua Alan Sturgill's "Feast of Books" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:14

Joshua Alan Sturgill is the author of As Far As I Can Tell. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 E.E. Cummings' "Somewhere I Have Never Traveled Gladly Beyond" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:20

E.E. Cummings, in full Edward Estlin Cummings, (born October 14, 1894, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.—died September 3, 1962, North Conway, New Hampshire), American poet and painter who first attracted attention, in an age of literary experimentation, for his unconventional punctuation and phrasing. Cummings’s name is often styled “e.e. cummings” in the mistaken belief that the poet legally changed his name to lowercase letters only. Cummings used capital letters only irregularly in his verse and did not object when publishers began lowercasing his name, but he himself capitalized his name in his signature and in the title pages of original editions of his books. - Bio via Britannica.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Edward Thomas' "Celandine" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:57

Edward Thomas, in full Philip Edward Thomas, (born March 3, 1878, Lambeth, London, Eng.—died April 9, 1917, Arras, France), English writer who turned to poetry only after a long career spent producing nature studies and critical works on such 19th-century writers as Richard Jefferies, George Borrow, Algernon Charles Swinburne, and Walter Pater. --Biography via Britannica.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Langston Hughes' "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:09

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. -- Biography from Britannica.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Elizabeth Bishop's "Roosters" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:53

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. --Bio via Britannica.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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