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Alexander: Praise Song for the Day from 2021-01-22T15:10:29
Praise Song for the Day by Elizabeth Alexander, written and delivered for Barack Obama's first inauguration.
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Williams: Of History and Hope from 2021-01-21T14:12:12
Of History and Hope by Miller Williams, written and delivered for Bill Clinton's second inauguration.
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Angelou: On the Pulse of Morning from 2021-01-20T15:00
On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelo, written and delivered for Bill Clinton's first inauguration in 1993.
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Frost: The Gift Outright from 2021-01-19T15:00
The Gift Outright by Robert Frost. Kennedy gave Frost the option of reciting this poem or a new poem at the inauguration, and when Frost couldn't read his original poem, he recited this on...
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Frost: Dedication from 2021-01-18T15:00
Dedication by Robert Frost. This poem was written specifically for John F. Kennedy's inauguration, but Frost was unable to deliver it as the sun (and reflected light off of snow) made it impossi...
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Week 45: Inaugural Poems from 2021-01-17T15:11
Joe Biden will be only the fourth President of the US to have a poem delivered as part of his inauguration. JFK started the practice with his inaugural in 1961, for which Robert Frost wrote a po...
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Glück: Vespers from 2021-01-16T15:00
Vespers by Louise Glück, US Poet Laureate from 2003-2004.
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Collins: Cheerios from 2021-01-15T15:00
Cheerios by Bill Collins, US Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2003.
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Kunitz: Passing Through from 2021-01-14T15:00
Passing Through by Stanley Kunitz, US Poet Laureate from 2000 to 2001.
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Pinsky: Glass from 2021-01-13T15:00
Glass by Robert Pinsky, US Poet Laureate from 1997 to 2000.
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Hass: The Failure of Buffalo to Levitate from 2021-01-12T15:00
The Failure of Buffalo to Levitate by Robert Hass, US Poet Laureate from 1995 to 1997.
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Dove: Testimonial from 2021-01-11T15:00
Testimonial by Rita Dove, US Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995.
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Week 44: US Poets Laureate, Part II from 2021-01-10T15:00
The second part in our series covering US Poets Laureate, one poem per laureate per day.
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Sandburg: Under the Harvest Moon from 2021-01-08T15:00
Under the Harvest Moon by Carl Sandburg
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Week 43: Carl Sandburg from 2021-01-03T15:00
All episodes this week are by the great Midwestern poet Carl Sandburg, born January 6, 1878
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Week 42: New Year from 2020-12-27T18:51:47
This week's poems are all in celebration of the new year and New Year's Day holiday. Happy New Year's to you all, and best wishes for a hopefully much improved 2021!
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Church: Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus from 2020-12-25T15:00
In 1897, a girl named Virginia O'Hanlon sent a letter to the editor to the New York Sun asking them to confirm what some of her friends were saying, that there is no Santa Claus. The re...
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Moore: A Visit from St. Nicholas from 2020-12-24T15:00
A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore.
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Arthur: Model-Train Display at Christmas in a Shopping Mall Food Court from 2020-12-23T15:00
Model-Train Display at Christmas in a Shopping Mall Food Court by James Arthur.
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Rossetti: In the bleak midwinter from 2020-12-22T15:00
In the bleak midwinter by Christina Rossetti.
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Week 41: Christmas from 2020-12-20T15:00
A week of poems in celebration of Christmas (and perhaps of Boxing Day, if I can find a poem for it that I like). Merry Christmas or Happy Friday as appropriate!
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Baker: A Hanukkah Prayer for a Time of Darkness from 2020-12-18T15:00
A Hanukkah Prayer for a Time of Darkness by Marla Baker
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Piercy: Season of Skinny Candles from 2020-12-15T15:00
Season of Skinny Candles by Marge Piercy.
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Week 40: Hanukkah from 2020-12-13T17:07:44
All the poems this week are about Hanukkah, which started last Thursday and runs through this Friday. For those who celebrate, I hope you have a great holiday!
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Eady: Charlie Chaplin Impersonates a Poet from 2020-12-11T15:00
Charlie Chaplin Impersonates a Poet by Cornelius Eady.
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Week 39: Poems about Movies from 2020-12-06T15:00
This week is a twist on last week's theme, with poems about going to the movies, making movies, the film industry, and so on. While I may not stick to this list, this set of poems compiled by th...
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Thomas: Do not go gentle into that good night from 2020-12-05T15:00
Do not go gentle into that good night by Dylan Thomas, in Back to School (1986), Dangerous Minds (1995), and Interstellar (2014).
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Blake: The Tyger from 2020-12-04T14:36:09
The Tyger by William Blake, in The End of the Affair (1955), Blade Runner (1982), and The Secret Life of Altar Boys (2002).
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Neruda: And Now You're Mine from 2020-12-03T15:00
And Now You're Mine by Pablo Neruda, from the soundtrack to Il Postino (1994)
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Auden: Funeral Blues from 2020-12-02T15:00
Funeral Blues (aka "Stop all the clocks") by W. H. Auden, in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).
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Herrick: To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time from 2020-12-01T15:00
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time by Robert Herrick, quoted in Dead Poet's Society (1989).
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Henley: Invictus from 2020-11-30T15:00
Invictus by William Ernest Henley, as heard in the film Invictus (2009).
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Week 38: Poems in Movies from 2020-11-29T15:00
All the poems this week appear in some form in a movie - either in their entirety, in part, or as the inspiration for a movie. There are several lists out there, these from the Listen
Longfellow: The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 9 from 2020-11-28T15:00
The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 9: The Wedding-Day, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Longfellow: The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 8 from 2020-11-27T21:00
The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 8: The Spinning-Wheel, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Longfellow: The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 7 from 2020-11-27T15:00
The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 7: The March of Miles Standish, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Longfellow: The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 6 from 2020-11-26T21:00
The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 6: Priscilla, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Longfellow: The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 5 from 2020-11-26T15:00
The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 5: The Sailing of the Mayflower, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Longfellow: The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 4 from 2020-11-25T15:00
The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 4: John Alden, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Longfellow: The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 3 from 2020-11-24T15:00
The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 3: The Lover's Errand by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Longfellow: The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 2 from 2020-11-23T21:00
The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 2: Love and Friendship, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Longfellow: The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 1 from 2020-11-23T15:00
The Courtship of Miles Standish, Part 1: Miles Standish, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Week 37: The Courtship of Miles Standish from 2020-11-22T15:00
For Thanksgiving week I'll be reading The Courtship of Miles Standish, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's narrative poem about a love triangle among the Pilgrims. You wouldn't expect a love t...
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Achebe: He Loves Me; He Loves Me Not from 2020-11-19T15:00
He Loves Me; He Loves Me Not by Chinua Achebe
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Achebe: A Mother in a Refugee Camp from 2020-11-16T15:00
A Mother in a Refugee Camp by Chinua Achebe
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Week 36: Chinua Achebe from 2020-11-15T15:00
This week will feature poems by Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian writer who would have turned 90 this week. Achebe is best known for his debut novel, Things Fall Apart, but he also wrote qui...
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Soos: The Blue Fish from 2020-11-14T17:00
Bonus episode! So it turns out in my accounting of states still in play in the US Presidential election, I left out Alaska, which had counted all of its Election Day votes but was waiting until ...
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Rathburn: A Raft of Grief from 2020-11-14T15:00
A Raft of Grief by Chelsea Rathburn, the poet laureate of Georgia.
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Green: for grandma from 2020-11-13T15:00
for grandma by Jaki Shelton Green, poet laureate of North Carolina.
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Mayson: Our Brother from 2020-11-12T15:00
Our Brother by Trapeta Mayson, the poet laureate of Philadelphia.
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Rozga: For a Child on Her Own from 2020-11-11T15:00
For a Child on Her Own by Margaret "Peggy" Rozga, the poet laureate of Wisconsin.
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Lang-Cassera: Quiet Moments from 2020-11-10T15:00
Quiet Moments by Heather Lang-Cassera, the poet laureate of Clark County, Nevada.
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Rios: Copper and Oranges from 2020-11-09T15:41:20
Copper and Oranges by Alberto Rios, the poet laureate of Arizona.
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Week 35: "State" Poets Laureate from 2020-11-08T15:00
This week features poems by the current poet laureates of the states where the US presidential election hangs in the balance - Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wiscons...
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Nezhukumatathil: One Vote from 2020-11-05T14:21:05
One Vote by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. This actually came from a list of poems the Academy of American Poets put together for 2020, which includes a number of poems not on the 2016 list (the 2020 li...
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O'Neil: Old South Meeting House from 2020-11-04T15:00
Old South Meeting House by January Gill O'Neil.
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Whitman: Election Day, November, 1884 from 2020-11-03T15:00
Election Day, November, 1884 by Walt Whitman.
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Rios: A House Called Tomorrow from 2020-11-02T14:29:04
A House Called Tomorrow by Alberto Rios.
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Week 34: Election Day from 2020-11-01T15:00
A week of poems for Election Day, from a collection put together by the American Academy of Poets. Make sure you vote on Tuesday (if...
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Week 33: Edgar Allan Poe from 2020-10-25T14:00
This week will all be poems from Edgar Allen Poe, just in time for Halloween!
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Van Duyn: The Burning of Yellowstone from 2020-10-24T14:00
The Burning of Yellowstone by Mona Van Duyn, US Poet Laureate 1992-1993.
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Brodsky: 1 January 1965 from 2020-10-23T14:00
1 January 1965 by Joseph Brodsky, US Poet Laureate 1991-1992. Translation by George L. Kline.
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Nemerov: To David, About His Education from 2020-10-21T14:00
To David, About His Education by Howard Nemerov, US Poet Laureate 1988-1990.
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Wilbur: Some Words Inside of Words from 2020-10-20T14:00
Some Words Inside of Words by Richard Wilbur, US Poet Laureate 1987-88.
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Warren: Bearded Oaks from 2020-10-19T14:00
Bearded Oaks by Robert Penn Warren, US Poet Laureate 1986-87.
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Week 32: US Poets Laureate, Part I from 2020-10-18T14:00
This week is the first of what will be a few (non-consecutive) weeks of poems by people who have served as the Poet Laureate of the US (or, if you want to use the official title, Poet Laureate C...
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Week 31: Louise Glück from 2020-10-11T14:00
The poems this week are from the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, the American poet Louise Glück.
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Liston: little people of IKEA from 2020-10-10T14:00
little people of IKEA by Jennifer Liston. Read the original, and Liston's discussion of "rescued" poetry, Listen
White: How to Lie to Your Mother from 2020-10-08T14:00
How to Lie to Your Mother by Elaine White.
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Martinez: Consider Oedipus's Father from 2020-10-06T14:00
Consider Oedipus's Father by David Tomas Martinez
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Week 30: Wedding Anniversary from 2020-10-04T14:00
Poems this week are thematically related to the traditional and modern gift for my wedding anniversary, which is this week (and a very happy anniversary to my wife, who will likely never see thi...
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Carruth: Bears at Raspberry Time from 2020-10-03T14:00
Bears at Raspberry Time by Hayden Carruth. The Fat Bear Week competition continues, don't forget to vote for your favorite thicc ursine!
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Mitchell: The Bear from 2020-10-02T14:00
The Bear by Susan Mitchell. Fat Bear Week 2020 continues, make sure you go and vote for your favorite chonky bear!
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Bly: The Bear and the Man from 2020-10-01T14:00
The Bear and the Man by Robert Bly. Don't forget to vote for your favorite fat bear!
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Simonds: "There was this bearcam" from 2020-09-30T14:00
"There was this bearcam" by Sandra Simonds. Fat Bear Week voting starts today, so make sure you vote!
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Matthews: The Bear at the Dump from 2020-09-29T14:00
The Bear at the Dump by William Matthews
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Week 29: Fat Bear Week from 2020-09-27T14:00
All the poems this week are about or mention bears, in honor of the start of Fat Bear Week.. You can learn more about Fat Bear Week Listen
Gibb: For the Chipmunk in My Yard from 2020-09-23T14:00
For the Chipmunk in My Yard by Robert Gibb
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Week 28: Fall from 2020-09-20T14:11:39
Poems this week are about fall, honoring the autumnal equinox that is happening on Tuesday
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Nemerov: September, The First Day Of School from 2020-09-14T14:06:29
September, The First Day Of School by Howard Nemerov
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Week 27: School from 2020-09-13T14:20:24
In honor of my kids going back to school - in person at least part of the time - this week’s poems are about school, teachers, and everything that goes along with that.
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Espada: Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100 from 2020-09-11T14:10:29
Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100 by Martin Espada
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Graham: The Day After Labor Day from 2020-09-08T14:08:09
The Day After Labor Day by Joan Graham
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Week 26: Labor Day from 2020-09-06T14:06:45
All poems this week are about labor, work, job, etc. in honor of the Labor Day holiday on Monday.
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Trowbridge: Summer’s Almost Gone from 2020-09-04T14:20:19
Summer’s Almost Gone by William Trowbridge
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Housman: [When summer’s end is nighing] from 2020-09-03T14:06:13
[When summer’s end is nighing] by A. E. Housman
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Millay: The End of Summer from 2020-09-02T14:10:18
The End of Summer by Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Dickinson: [As imperceptibly as Grief] from 2020-09-01T14:20:50
[As imperceptibly as Grief] by Emily Dickinson
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Week 25: End of Summer from 2020-08-30T15:39:11
As we move into September, this week’s poems are all about the end of summer.
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Gioia: Finding a Box of Family Letters from 2020-08-29T14:18:18
Finding a Box of Family Letters by Dana Gioia
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Lindsay: The Old Mail Coach to Belton from 2020-08-28T14:48:59
The Old Mail Coach to Belton by Vachel Lindsay
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Harrison: Mailboxes in Late Winter from 2020-08-26T14:07:21
Mailboxes in Late Winter by Jeffrey Harrison
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Week 24: Mail from 2020-08-23T14:51:33
All the poems this week are about mail, the post office, writing and receiving mail, etc.
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Stanton: To Susan B. Anthony on her eightieth birthday from 2020-08-22T14:55:59
To Susan B. Anthony on her eightieth birthday by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Gilman: The Anti-Suffragists from 2020-08-21T14:05:36
The Anti-Suffragists by Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman
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Harper: Aunt Chloe’s Politics from 2020-08-19T14:01:03
Aunt Chloe’s Politics by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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Week 23: Women’s Suffrage from 2020-08-16T14:48:36
This week we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.
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Frank: The Moon’s Magnetic Field Once Came from an Asteroid from 2020-08-15T16:33:18
The Moon’s Magnetic Field Once Came from an Asteroid by Rebecca Morgan Frank
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Rogers: Watching the Perseids from 2020-08-12T14:09:51
Watching the Perseids by Isabel Rogers
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Scruton: Watching the Comet on Easter Evening from 2020-08-11T14:20
Watching the Comet on Easter Evening by James Scruton
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Lesemann: On An Evening of Bright Meteors from 2020-08-10T14:02:26
On An Evening of Bright Meteors by Maurice Leseman
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Week 22: Space Rocks from 2020-08-09T15:16:09
A week of poems about comets, asteroids, meteors, and other things you’d find in space.
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Teasdale: There Will Come Soft Rains from 2020-08-05T14:12:29
There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale
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Week 21: Sara Teasdale from 2020-08-02T19:06:23
All poems this week are by Sara Teasdale, born August 8, 1884.
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Evans: Old Men Watching Baseball from 2020-07-30T14:10:15
Old Men Watching Baseball by Oliver Evans
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Blackburn: 7th Game : 1960 Series from 2020-07-29T14:03:46
7th Game: 1960 Series by Paul Blackburn
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Week 20: Baseball from 2020-07-26T14:15:53
With Major League Baseball starting its season last week, this week it’s all poems involving our nominal national pastime.
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Allen: If You Get There Before I Do from 2020-07-22T14:09:27
If You Get There Before I Do by Dick Allen
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Grotz: Self-Portrait on the Street of an Unnamed Foreign City from 2020-07-21T14:02:53
Self-Portrait on the Street of an Unnamed Foreign City by Jennifer Grotz
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Week 19: Vacation from 2020-07-19T15:08:44
The poems this week will all be about travel and going on vacation.
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Bancquart: [It’s Been Two Thousand Years Now] from 2020-07-18T14:26:18
It’s Been Two Thousand Years Now] by Marie-Claire Bancquart, translated by Maxianne Berger
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Jacob: Ballad of the Country Exile from 2020-07-17T14:03:24
Ballad of the Country Exile by Max Jacob, translation by Harvey Shapiro.
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Rimbaud: A Season in Hell from 2020-07-16T14:07:02
A Season in Hell by Arthur Rimbaud, translated by Bertrand Mathieu.
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National Assembly: Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen from 2020-07-14T14:10:34
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, approved by the National Assembly of France, August 26 1789
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Chènier: The Young Captive from 2020-07-13T14:10:47
The Young Captive by Andre Chènier, translation by Toru Dutt (1880)
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de Góngora: Of Human Ambition from 2020-07-11T15:06:41
Of Human Ambition by Luis de Góngora, born this day in 1521
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de la Fontaine: To Promise is One Thing to Keep it, Another from 2020-07-08T14:08:20
To Promise is One a Thing to Keep it, Another by Jean de la Fontaine, born this day in 1621.
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Walker: For My People from 2020-07-07T14:05:36
For My People by Margaret Walker, born this day in 1915
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Chagall: Mine Alone is the Country in My Soul from 2020-07-06T14:20:03
Mine Alone is the Country in My Soul by Marc Chagall, born this day in 1887.
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Week 17: Birthdays from 2020-07-05T14:33:35
Instead of finding one poet who has a birthday this week and solely doing their poems, every day this week will be a different poet born on the day the podcast is published.
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Service: The Cremation of Sam McGee from 2020-07-03T14:36:54
The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service
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Week 16: Canada from 2020-06-28T14:10:07
In recognition of Canada Day, a week of poems about the Great White North or by Canadian poets.
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Bradstreet: To Her Father with Some Verses from 2020-06-26T14:09:04
To Her Father with Some Verses by Anne Bradstreet
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Bottoms: Sign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt from 2020-06-25T14:16:56
Sign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt by David Bottoms
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Week 15: Dads from 2020-06-21T15:01:10
All the poems this week are in honor of Father’s Day. Best wishes to all the dads and dad-type people out there!
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Sherwood: The World in the Evening from 2020-06-20T14:18:24
The World in the Evening by Rachel Sherwood
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Youn: A Parking Lot in West Houston from 2020-06-18T14:29:01
A Parking Lot in West Houston by Monica Youn
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Walcott: Bleeker Street, Summer from 2020-06-16T14:22:05
Bleeker Street, Summer by Derek Walcott
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Smith: Summer of the Ladybird from 2020-06-15T14:09:18
Summer of the Ladybird by Vivian Smith
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Villanueva: You, If No One Else from 2020-06-11T14:15:42
You, If No One Else by Tino Villanueva
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Espada: The Sign in My Father’s Hands from 2020-06-09T14:09:19
The Sign in My Father’s Hands by Martin Espada
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Week 13: Protest from 2020-06-07T16:22:37
This week’s poems are all from the Poems of Protest, Resistance, and Empiwerment list put together by the Poetry Foundation, which you can peruse here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/...
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Hardy: How She Went to Ireland from 2020-06-05T14:22:43
How She Went to Ireland by Thomas Hardy
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Hardy: At Lulworth Cove a Century Back from 2020-06-01T14:05:47
At Lulworth Cove a Century Back by Thomas Hatdy
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Week 12: Thomas Hardy from 2020-05-31T15:18:43
All poems this week are by Thomas Hardy, who you probably know better for novels like Tess of the D’Urbervilles. This week marks Hardy’s 180th birthday, so happy birthday to him!
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Owen: Anthem for Doomed Youth from 2020-05-30T15:26:11
Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen
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Letts: The Spires of Oxford from 2020-05-27T14:06:55
The Spires of Oxford by Winifred M. Letts
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Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address from 2020-05-25T14:19:27
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
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Week 11: Memorial Day from 2020-05-24T14:16:38
This week it’s poems - and the Gettysburg Address - in honor of the Memorial Day holiday and those who gave their lives in service to the United States.
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Mazur: Poem for Christian, My Student from 2020-05-21T16:39:41
Poem for Christian, My Student by Gail Mazur
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Horton: The Graduate Leaving College from 2020-05-18T17:10:10
The Graduate Leaving College by George Moses Horton
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Week 10: Graduation from 2020-05-17T14:00:37
This week’s poems are about graduations or poems you might hear at a graduation ceremony. Also, I’m recommending another podcast called Twin XL, which is all about managing the college years. They ...
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Kasdorf: What I Learned From My Mother from 2020-05-16T14:07:42
What I Learned From My Mother by Julia Kasdorf.
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Nordhaus: A Dandelion for My Mother from 2020-05-15T14:03:08
A Dandelion for My Mother by Jean Nordhaus
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Fogel: If I Sleep While My Baby Sleeps from 2020-05-13T14:15:49
If I Sleep While My Baby Sleeps by Alice B. Fogel
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Week 9: Moms from 2020-05-10T14:09:26
In honor of Mother’s Day, an entire week of poems about moms, mothering, or anything maternal. Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms out there!
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Week 8: Robert Browning from 2020-05-03T14:06:40
This week will feature poems by Robert Browning, born May 7, 1812.
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Whitman: Out From Behind His Mask from 2020-05-02T14:20:38
Out From Behind His Mask by Walt Whitman
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Divakaruni: Tiger Mask Ritual from 2020-04-30T14:04:24
Tiger Mask Ritual by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
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Longfellow: Paul Revere’s Ride from 2020-04-25T16:22:37
Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Adams: The Divine Source of Liberty from 2020-04-24T16:53:42
The Divine Source of Liberty by Samuel Adams
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Bradstreet: The Author to Her Book from 2020-04-21T14:07
The Author to Her Book by Anne Bradstreet
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Week 6: Patriot’s Day and Colonial America from 2020-04-19T14:04:43
This week’s selections will be poems about the Revolutionary War or composed by colonial Americans, in honor of the Patriot’s Day holiday
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Grimké: The Eyes of My Regret from 2020-04-18T14:01:59
The Eyes of My Regret by Angelica Weld Grimké
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Dickinson: “Hope” is the thing with feathers from 2020-04-16T14:01:57
“Hope” is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson
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cummings: [as freedom is a breakfastfood] from 2020-04-13T14:55:48
[as freedom is a breakfastfood] by e. e. cummings
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Week 5: Poems With Friends from 2020-04-12T14:05:34
This week’s poets selected (sort of) by Words With Friends.
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Week 4: Easter and Passover from 2020-04-05T14:00:40
Poems this week about or inspired by Easter and Passover (with best wishes to those of you celebrating either in the next week or so).
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Whittier: What the Birds Said from 2020-04-03T15:59:43
What the Birds Said by John Greenleaf Whittier
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Browning: Home-Thoughts, from Abroad from 2020-03-31T14:15:53
Home-Thoughts, from Abroad by Robert Browning
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Week 3: April from 2020-03-29T19:28:26
With the calendar turning from March to April, a week of poems about the month of April. Or someone named April. Or anything where April is involved.
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Longfellow:The Building of the Ship from 2020-03-28T13:57:08
The Building of the Ship by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Jewett: A Country Boy in Winter from 2020-03-24T16:10:35
A Country Boy in Winter by Sarah Orne Jewett
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Robinson: Mr. Flood’s Party from 2020-03-23T17:45:17
Mr. Flood’s Party by Edwin Arlington Robinson
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Week 2: Maine from 2020-03-22T19:30:10
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Maine’s statehood, a week of poems by Maine poets or poems about the Pine Tree State.
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Yeats: The Song of Wandering Aengus from 2020-03-21T17:16:39
The Song of Wandering Aengus by William Butler Yeats
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Yeats: The Wild Swans at Coole from 2020-03-18T14:32:34
The Wild Swans at Coole by William Butler Yeats
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Yeats: The Lake Isle of Inisfree from 2020-03-17T12:53:46
The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Yeats: Sailing to Byzantium from 2020-03-16T14:37:23
Mark reads William Butler Yeats’s Sailing to Byzantium
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