The Daily Poem

The Daily Poem

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The Daily Poem episodes

  • Anna Kamienska's "On the Threshold of the Poem"

    Today’s poem asks: “What happens inside a poem?” Happy reading.



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    5 min
  • Charles Lamb's "Cleanliness"

    Today’s poem is a seemingly innocuous enjoinder to handwashing that nevertheless invites a deeper inspection. Happy reading.



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    7 min
  • Friedrich von Schiller's "Light and Warmth"

    Anyone with children can recognize the degree to which we enter this life “Warm with the noble vows of youth,/Hallowing [one’s] true arm to the truth.” Happy reading.



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    6 min
  • T. S. Eliot's "Ash Wednesday (III)"

    Today’s poem is a selection from Eliot’s profound contemplation of conversion and repentance. Happy reading.



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    7 min
  • Thomas Campion's "When to Her Lute Corinna Sings"

    In today’s poem, the composer-poet identifies with an object he knows inside and out. Happy reading.



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    5 min
  • Marianne Moore's "No Swan So Fine"

    Today’s poem pits art against reality, with the French monarchy as the only clear loser. Happy reading.



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    6 min
  • Robert Frost's "Not to Keep"

    If Robert Frost were a musician, today’s poem might be a B-side to one of his better-known poems. Happy reading.



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    4 min
  • Lucille Clifton’s “blessing the boats”

    “may you kiss / the wind then turn from it” Today’s poem is a benediction for boats and, maybe, a lot of other things. Happy reading.



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    4 min
  • Pablo Neruda's "Ode to My Socks"

    Today’s poem is a contemplation of sometimes-essential footwear that blossoms unexpectedly into a proverb on utility and beauty. Happy reading.



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    3 min

About The Daily Poem

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The Daily Poem offers one essential poem each weekday morning. From Shakespeare and John Donne to Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson, 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.

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