Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
de Góngora: Of Human Ambition
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Of Human Ambition by Luis de Góngora, born this day in 1521
Espiru: Catalan
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Catalan by Salvador Espiru, born this day in 1913.
Radcliffe: Air
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Air by Anne Radcliffe, born this day in 1764.
de la Fontaine: To Promise is One Thing to Keep it, Another
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To Promise is One a Thing to Keep it, Another by Jean de la Fontaine, born this day in 1621.
Walker: For My People
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For My People by Margaret Walker, born this day in 1915
Chagall: Mine Alone is the Country in My Soul
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mine Alone is the Country in My Soul by Marc Chagall, born this day in 1887.
Week 17: Birthdays
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Instead of finding one poet who has a birthday this week and solely doing their poems, every day thi...
Harjo: Praise the Rain
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Praise the Rain by Joy Harjo
Service: The Cremation of Sam McGee
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service
Marriott: Prairie Graveyard
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prairie Graveyard by Anne Marriott
Cogswell: New Brunswick
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New Brunswick by Fred Cogswell
Davies: Frosty Porch Blues
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Frosty Porch Blues by Lynn Davies
Collins: Canada
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Canada by Billy Collins
Week 16: Canada
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In recognition of Canada Day, a week of poems about the Great White North or by Canadian poets.
Rexroth: Proust’s Madeleine
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Proust’s Madeleine by Kenneth Rexroth
Bradstreet: To Her Father with Some Verses
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To Her Father with Some Verses by Anne Bradstreet
Bottoms: Sign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt by David Bottoms
Monsour: Fifteen
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fifteen by Leslie Monsour
Lee: The Gift
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Gift by Li-Young Lee
Heaney: Digging
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Digging by Seamus Heaney
Week 15: Dads
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All the poems this week are in honor of Father’s Day. Best wishes to all the dads and dad-type peo...
Sherwood: The World in the Evening
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The World in the Evening by Rachel Sherwood
Chitwood: Summer Job
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Summer Job by Michael Chitwood
Youn: A Parking Lot in West Houston
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Parking Lot in West Houston by Monica Youn
Piercy: More Than Enough
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More Than Enough by Marge Piercy
Walcott: Bleeker Street, Summer
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bleeker Street, Summer by Derek Walcott
Smith: Summer of the Ladybird
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Summer of the Ladybird by Vivian Smith
Week 14: Summer
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A week of poems about our sweatiest season. Enjoy!
Laviera: lady liberty
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
lady liberty by Tato Laviera
Brooks: Boy Breaking Glass
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Boy Breaking Glass by Gwendolyn Brooks
Villanueva: You, If No One Else
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You, If No One Else by Tino Villanueva
McKay: America
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
America by Claude McKay
Espada: The Sign in My Father’s Hands
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Sign in My Father’s Hands by Martin Espada
Angelou: Caged Bird
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Caged Bird by Maya Angelou
Week 13: Protest
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s poems are all from the Poems of Protest, Resistance, and Empiwerment list put together...
Hardy: The Last Performance
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Last Performance by Thomas Hardy
Hardy: How She Went to Ireland
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How She Went to Ireland by Thomas Hardy
Hardy: The Darkling Thrush
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy
Hardy : The Voice
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Voice by Thomas Hardy
Hardy: At Lulworth Cove a Century Back
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At Lulworth Cove a Century Back by Thomas Hatdy
Week 12: Thomas Hardy
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All poems this week are by Thomas Hardy, who you probably know better for novels like Tess of the D’...
Owen: Anthem for Doomed Youth
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen
Binyon: For the Fallen
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon
Melville: Shiloh: A Requiem
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shiloh: A Requiem by Herman Melville
Letts: The Spires of Oxford
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Spires of Oxford by Winifred M. Letts
McCrae: In Flanders Fields
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Flanders Fields by John McCrae
Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
Week 11: Memorial Day
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week it’s poems - and the Gettysburg Address - in honor of the Memorial Day holiday and those...
Rossetti: Up-Hill
23 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Up-Hill by Christina Rossetti
Zapruder: Graduation Day
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Graduation Day by Matthew Zapruder
Mazur: Poem for Christian, My Student
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Poem for Christian, My Student by Gail Mazur
Baudelaire: Be Drunk
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Be Drunk by Charles Baudelaire
Guest: It Couldn’t Be Done
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It Couldn’t Be Done by Edgar Guest
Horton: The Graduate Leaving College
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Graduate Leaving College by George Moses Horton
Week 10: Graduation
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s poems are about graduations or poems you might hear at a graduation ceremony. Also, I’...
Kasdorf: What I Learned From My Mother
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What I Learned From My Mother by Julia Kasdorf.
Nordhaus: A Dandelion for My Mother
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Dandelion for My Mother by Jean Nordhaus
Mills: How You Know
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How You Know by Joe Mills
Fogel: If I Sleep While My Baby Sleeps
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If I Sleep While My Baby Sleeps by Alice B. Fogel
Lansky: On Mother’s Day
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Mother’s Day by Bruce Lansky
Poe: To My Mother
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To My Mother by Edgar Allan Poe
Week 9: Moms
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Mother’s Day, an entire week of poems about moms, mothering, or anything maternal. Hap...
Browning: My Last Duchess
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My Last Duchess by Robert Browning
Browning: Memorabilia
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Memorabilia by Robert Browning
Browning: Among the Rocks
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Among the Rocks by Robert Browning
Browning: Love in a Life
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Love in a Life by Robert Browning
Browning: Epilogue
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Epilogue by Robert Browning
Browning: My Star
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My Star by Robert Browning
Week 8: Robert Browning
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week will feature poems by Robert Browning, born May 7, 1812.
Whitman: Out From Behind His Mask
02 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Out From Behind His Mask by Walt Whitman
Sandburg: Mask
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mask by Carl Sandburg
Divakaruni: Tiger Mask Ritual
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tiger Mask Ritual by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
Lindenberg: Carnival
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Carnival by Rebecca Lindenberg
Thomas: O Make Me a Mask
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
O Make Me a Mask by Dylan Thomas
Dunbar: We Wear the Mask
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Week 7: Masks
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All poems this week have something to do with masks.
Longfellow: Paul Revere’s Ride
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Adams: The Divine Source of Liberty
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Divine Source of Liberty by Samuel Adams
Wheatley: On Virtue
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Virtue by Phillis Wheatley
Freneau: The American Soldier
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The American Soldier by Philip Freneau
Bradstreet: The Author to Her Book
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Author to Her Book by Anne Bradstreet
Emerson: Concord Hymn
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Week 6: Patriot’s Day and Colonial America
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s selections will be poems about the Revolutionary War or composed by colonial Americans...
Grimké: The Eyes of My Regret
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Eyes of My Regret by Angelica Weld Grimké
Li: Ancient Air
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ancient Air by Li Bai
Dickinson: “Hope” is the thing with feathers
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Hope” is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson
McKay: After the Winter
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After the Winter by Claude McKay
Kalidasa: Look to This Day
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Look to This Day by Kalidasa
cummings: [as freedom is a breakfastfood]
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
[as freedom is a breakfastfood] by e. e. cummings
Week 5: Poems With Friends
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s poets selected (sort of) by Words With Friends.
Feld: Leaving Egypt
11 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leaving Egypt by Merle Feld
Rossetti: Good Friday
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Good Friday by Christina Rossetti
Levi: Passover
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Passover by Primo Levi
Housman: Easter Hymn
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Easter Hymn by A. E. Housman
Wilde: Easter Day
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Easter Day by Oscar Wilde
Herbert: Easter Wings
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Easter Wings by George Herbert
Week 4: Easter and Passover
05 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Poems this week about or inspired by Easter and Passover (with best wishes to those of you celebrati...
Wilbur: A Storm in April
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Storm in April by Richard Wilbur
Whittier: What the Birds Said
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What the Birds Said by John Greenleaf Whittier
Wood: Berkshires in April
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Berkshires in April by Clement Wood