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Seamus Heaney’s “Storm on the Island”
October 9, 2026 · 4 minToday’s poem weathers the unfriendliness of the natural world. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
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William Shakespeare’s “As fast as thou shalt wane...” (Sonnet 11)
October 7, 2026 · 6 minIn today’s poem the bard urges his subject not to bury the gifts of Nature in the grave. Happy reading. Want to send your teen to a day of Shakespearean wisdom (and folly) this July? You can find out more about the CiRCE Institute National…
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Li Bai’s “Taking Leave of a Friend”
October 5, 2026 · 4 minToday’s poem–a masterclass in subtlety and imagery–makes you feel the scale of the farewell before it arrives. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus…
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“Sweeney Praises the Trees”
October 2, 2026 · 3 minToday’s poem, translated from the Irish by Seamus Heaney, delivers precisely what the title promises. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit…
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Helen Hunt Jackson’s “September”
September 30, 2026 · 3 minToday’s poem praises September and mystifies it with a coy turn in the final stanza. Enjoy the last day of this finest of months. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
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Pablo Neruda’s “Ode to the Yellow Bird”
September 29, 2026 · 3 minToday’s poem is a lament over a caged beauty. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
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Edward Lear’s “How Pleasant To Know...”
September 25, 2026 · 3 minToday’s poem is a comic self-portrait in verse from a poet who spent years working as a painter. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit…
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar”
September 23, 2026 · 4 minIn today’s poem, death is a country beyond the sea. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe