Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Warren: Bearded Oaks
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bearded Oaks by Robert Penn Warren, US Poet Laureate 1986-87.
Week 32: US Poets Laureate, Part I
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week is the first of what will be a few (non-consecutive) weeks of poems by people who have ser...
Glück: Afterword
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Afterword by Louise Glück
Glück: Mother and Child
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mother and Child by Louise Glück
Glück: A Myth of Devotion
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Myth of Devotion by Louise Glück
Glück: Archipelago
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Achipelago by Louise Glück
Glück: Elms
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Elms by Louise Glück
Glück: Dawn
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dawn by Louise Glück
Week 31: Louise Glück
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The poems this week are from the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, the American poet Lou...
Liston: little people of IKEA
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
little people of IKEA by Jennifer Liston. Read the original, and Liston's discussion of "rescued" po...
Landgraf: What's Left
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's Left by Susan Landgraf
White: How to Lie to Your Mother
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How to Lie to Your Mother by Elaine White.
Smith: Of Property
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Of Property by Carmen Gimenez Smith
Martinez: Consider Oedipus's Father
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Consider Oedipus's Father by David Tomas Martinez
Spaide: LACK
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
LACK by Christopher Spaide
Week 30: Wedding Anniversary
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Poems this week are thematically related to the traditional and modern gift for my wedding anniversa...
Carruth: Bears at Raspberry Time
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bears at Raspberry Time by Hayden Carruth. The Fat Bear Week competition continues, don't forget to ...
Mitchell: The Bear
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Bear by Susan Mitchell. Fat Bear Week 2020 continues, make sure you go and vote for your favorit...
Bly: The Bear and the Man
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Bear and the Man by Robert Bly. Don't forget to vote for your favorite fat bear!
Simonds: "There was this bearcam"
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There was this bearcam" by Sandra Simonds. Fat Bear Week voting starts today, so make sure yo...
Matthews: The Bear at the Dump
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Bear at the Dump by William Matthews
Harte: Grizzly
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Grizzly by Bret Harte
Week 29: Fat Bear Week
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All the poems this week are about or mention bears, in honor of the start of Fat Bear Week.. You can...
Oliver: Song for Autumn
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Song for Autumn by Mary Oliver
Wilbur: The Beautiful Changes
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Beautiful Changes by Richard Wilbur
Shakespeare: Sonnet 73
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare.
Gibb: For the Chipmunk in My Yard
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the Chipmunk in My Yard by Robert Gibb
Johns: Fall Equinox
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fall Equinox by Orrick Johns
Borowicz: September Tomatoes
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
September Tomatoes by Karina Borowicz
Week 28: Fall
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Poems this week are about fall, honoring the autumnal equinox that is happening on Tuesday
Silverstein: Sick
19 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sick by Shel Silverstein
Wagoner: My Physics Teacher
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My Physics Teacher by David Wagoner
Mora: Ode to Teachers
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ode to Teachers by Pat Mora
Ahlberg: Please Mrs. Butler
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Please Mrs. Butler by Allan Ahlberg
Hughes: Theme for English B
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Theme for English B by Langston Hughes
Nemerov: September, The First Day Of School
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
September, The First Day Of School by Howard Nemerov
Week 27: School
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of my kids going back to school - in person at least part of the time - this week’s poems...
Hayes: Joe Hill
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Hill by Alfred Hayes
Espada: Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100 by Martin Espada
Espaillat: “Find Work”
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Find Work” by Rhina Espaillat
Pinsky: Shirt
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shirt by Robert Pinsky
Graham: The Day After Labor Day
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Day After Labor Day by Joan Graham
Millar: Labor Day
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Labor Day by Joseph Millar
Week 26: Labor Day
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All poems this week are about labor, work, job, etc. in honor of the Labor Day holiday on Monday.
Hadas: The End of Summer
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The End of Summer by Rachel Hadas
Trowbridge: Summer’s Almost Gone
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Summer’s Almost Gone by William Trowbridge
Housman: [When summer’s end is nighing]
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
[When summer’s end is nighing] by A. E. Housman
Millay: The End of Summer
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The End of Summer by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Dickinson: [As imperceptibly as Grief]
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
[As imperceptibly as Grief] by Emily Dickinson
Turbyfill: End of Summer
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
End of Summer by Mark Turbyfill
Week 25: End of Summer
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we move into September, this week’s poems are all about the end of summer.
Gioia: Finding a Box of Family Letters
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Finding a Box of Family Letters by Dana Gioia
Lindsay: The Old Mail Coach to Belton
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Old Mail Coach to Belton by Vachel Lindsay
Hernandez: At the Post Office
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At the Post Office by David Hernandez
Harrison: Mailboxes in Late Winter
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mailboxes in Late Winter by Jeffrey Harrison
Tracy: Stamps
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stamps by Kristen Tracy
Kooser: Post Office
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Post Office by Ted Kooser
Week 24: Mail
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All the poems this week are about mail, the post office, writing and receiving mail, etc.
Stanton: To Susan B. Anthony on her eightieth birthday
22 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To Susan B. Anthony on her eightieth birthday by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Gilman: The Anti-Suffragists
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Anti-Suffragists by Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman
Ridge: To the Others
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To the Others by Lola Ridge
Harper: Aunt Chloe’s Politics
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Aunt Chloe’s Politics by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Fisher: Alice Paul
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Paul by Katherine Rolston Fisher
Gilman: We As Women
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We As Women by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Week 23: Women’s Suffrage
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which g...
Frank: The Moon’s Magnetic Field Once Came from an Asteroid
15 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Moon’s Magnetic Field Once Came from an Asteroid by Rebecca Morgan Frank
Handal: Holy Cosmos
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Holy Cosmos by Nathalie Handal
Sze: Comet Hyakutake
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comet Hyakutake by Arthur Sze
Rogers: Watching the Perseids
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Watching the Perseids by Isabel Rogers
Scruton: Watching the Comet on Easter Evening
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Watching the Comet on Easter Evening by James Scruton
Lesemann: On An Evening of Bright Meteors
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On An Evening of Bright Meteors by Maurice Leseman
Week 22: Space Rocks
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A week of poems about comets, asteroids, meteors, and other things you’d find in space.
Teasdale: Afterwards
08 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Afterwards by Sara Teasdale
Teasdale: In Florence
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Florence by Sara Teasdale
Teasdale: Barter
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Barter by Sara Teasdale
Teasdale: There Will Come Soft Rains
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale
Teasdale: Old Love and New
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Old Love and New by Sara Teasdale
Teasdale: Leaves
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leaves by Sara Teasdale
Week 21: Sara Teasdale
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All poems this week are by Sara Teasdale, born August 8, 1884.
Thayer: Casey at the Bat
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Casey at the Bat by Ernest L. Thayer
Smith: Devotion : Baseball
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Devotion : Baseball by Bruce Smith
Evans: Old Men Watching Baseball
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Old Men Watching Baseball by Oliver Evans
Blackburn: 7th Game : 1960 Series
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
7th Game: 1960 Series by Paul Blackburn
McDonough: We’re Human Beings
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re Human Beings by Jill McDonough
Dybek: Clothespins
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Clothespins by Stuart Dybek
Week 20: Baseball
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With Major League Baseball starting its season last week, this week it’s all poems involving our n...
Updike: Back From Vacation
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Back From Vacation by John Updike
Hilbert: AAA Vacation Guide
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
AAA Vacation Guide by Ernest Hilbert
Slater: Family Vacation
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Family Vacation by Judith Slater
Allen: If You Get There Before I Do
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If You Get There Before I Do by Dick Allen
Grotz: Self-Portrait on the Street of an Unnamed Foreign City
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Self-Portrait on the Street of an Unnamed Foreign City by Jennifer Grotz
Dove: Vacation
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vacation by Rita Dove
Week 19: Vacation
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The poems this week will all be about travel and going on vacation.
Bancquart: [It’s Been Two Thousand Years Now]
18 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Been Two Thousand Years Now] by Marie-Claire Bancquart, translated by Maxianne Berger
Jacob: Ballad of the Country Exile
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ballad of the Country Exile by Max Jacob, translation by Harvey Shapiro.
Rimbaud: A Season in Hell
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Season in Hell by Arthur Rimbaud, translated by Bertrand Mathieu.
Verlaine: Clair de Lune
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Clair de Lune by Paul Verlaine
National Assembly: Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, approved by the National Assembly of France, Augus...
Chènier: The Young Captive
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Young Captive by Andre Chènier, translation by Toru Dutt (1880)
Week 18: France
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A week of French poetry in honor of Bastille Day.