Audio Poem of the Day

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Hangul Abecedarian

By Franny Choi Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 14
1 min

Water of the womb

By Tianna Bratcher Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 13
1 min

Barking

By Jim Harrison Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 12
1 min

Work Ethic

By Heidi Williamson Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 11
2 min

I Walked in the House

By Catherine Wagner Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 10
2 min

Renting

By Brian Tierney Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 9
1 min

Stolen Moments

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Sep 8
1 min

Cold Sore Lip Red Coat

By Hoa Nguyen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 7
1 min

Wart Remover

By Jalynn Harris Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 6
1 min

What Draws Us Together

By Harryette Mullen Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 5
1 min

Pig-In-A-Blanket

by Matthew Rohrer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 4
1 min

syntax

By Latif Askia Ba Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 3
1 min

To Autumn

John Keats (read by Michael Stuhlbarg) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for a

Sep 2
2 min

Guinea Hen Weed

By Hannah Lowe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 1
1 min

Fragments of Light

By Jalen Skye Smallcanyon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 31
2 min

For the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton, 1997

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Aug 30
3 min

The Demon

By Jennifer Firestone Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 29
2 min

Green Card :: Evidence of Adequate Means of Financial Support

By Ae Hee Lee Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 28
2 min

The Tollund Man

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Aug 27
1 min

The Shadow on the Stone

By Thomas Hardy (read by Michael Stuhlbarg) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data

Aug 26
1 min

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#162 ▼ 21 Books US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I use these recordings as a way to pair a short break from my daily routine. Sometimes it inspires my own writing, sometimes it’s just a nice pause to reset my busy brain

MassachusettsMaggie · Jun 2022

What we need now in our world is more caring, thoughtful people. Poets are such people. By their nature they examine their (and by extension, our) inner lives, and with immense generosity they give us the benefit of their well-honed mindful insights, delivered in beautiful phrases and cadences. My only suggestion is, could you please make the entire archive available? I only learned of you recently and it seems I cannot have access to the first 161 episodes. Is there any way you can retrofit the library to make them available? Whether you can or not, I’m very grateful for what you’ve already provided! Please don’t stop!

Jean-too · Sep 2020

The importance of this project cannot be overstated. Poets are the protectors and purveyors of history. But the future is represented here too. All we have to do is let the voices in. My only suggestion: provide more recordings of works read by the author wherever possible. Robert Lowell, for example, had a distinct reading style which I personally believe adds to the experience of his poems. Thank you for all you do to bring us poetry.

Jeffreypoetbaltimore · Sep 2020

Poem a day offers a range of poetry I would not have read on my own. It has opened new worlds and introduced me to some wonderful poets. My imagination is stirred. Thanks for a stimulating experience.

Sissy Liu · Oct 2018

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