Galway Kinnell’s “The Correspondence School Instructor Says Goodbye To His Poetry Students”
In today’s poem a melancholy teacher gets apologetic.
The Daily Poem Podcast
An audio anthology of the best poetry ever written, presented with brief commentary, to enrich and enliven the daily routine (along with the occasional article, essay, or list).
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David Wagoner’s “The Junior High School Band Concert”
“No doubt, in his mind’s ear
Oliver Goldsmith's "The Village Schoolmaster"
Today’s poem is an excerpt from a longer work–The Deserted Village–a lament about the destruction of rural life and community.
William Blake's "The School Boy"
Today’s poem is a more eloquent version of an appeal being made in many households this month.
Bill Watterson's "The Yukon Song"
Today’s poem turns the Yukon territory into every boy’s dream.
William Shakespeare's "Upon the king!" (from Henry V)
Today’s poem is a king’s meditation on the cares that come with power.
Thomas Dekker's "The Happy Heart"
Listen now | Today’s poem ponders the soft pillow of poverty and even boasts a Beatles connection.
Gary Hotham: a few haiku
Listen now (3 mins) | Today’s poems are small touches of mood, season, and emotion.
John Donne's "The Good-Morrow"
“My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears.” In today’s poem, love awakens the sleeper to new life.
Walter de la Mare's "Silver"
Today’s poem is bathed in moonlight.
Mechthild of Magdeburg's "Light of Splendor"
Listen now | Today’s poem uses the external senses to understand an internal experience of the divine.
St. John of the Cross's "The Soul Aflame"
Today’s poem is another contemplation of ambivalence toward life that conceals a deeper commitment to life.