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Louis Simpson's "American Poetry"

Poet, editor, translator, and critic Louis Simpson was born in Jamaica to Scottish and Russian...

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A. E. Housman's "Loveliest of Trees (Shropshire Lad II)"

Alfred Edward Housman was born in Fockbury, Worcestershire, England on March 26, 1859 and was the...

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Two by John Robert Lee

John Robert Lee was born, and lives in St Lucia. He is the author of three collections of poetry,...

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Billy Collins' "Marginalia"

Today’s poem takes the peripheral and makes it the primary. Happy reading! Get full access...

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Ezra Round's "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter"

Today’s poem from Ezra Pound (a poet with his own colorful history of exile) is after the style...

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Robert Frost's "Out, Out–"

Today’s poem answers the question you never thought to ask: ‘What do Macbeth and a buzz saw have...

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Poem-Prayers by Robert Herrick

Some poets wind up writing prayers by accident; others do it on purpose. Today’s poems from...

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Two by Robert P. Tristram Coffin

Today’s poems–”The Hill Place” and “Day’s Diamond”–come from Robert P. Tristram Coffin. Coffin...

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David Lehman's "The Ides of March"

Today’s poem marks the ides (or idus) or March, a day classically associated with the settling of...

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Li Po's "The Solitude of Night"

Today’s poem is the work of an eighth-century poet whose reputation didn’t peak until the...

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James Merrill's "The Octopus"

"A master of forms, Merrill’s later poetry rarely feels formal. In the Atlantic Monthly, poet...

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Hilaire Belloc's "Lines to a Don"

Today’s poem is a master-class in snappy putdowns and the value of a fiercely-loyal and equally...

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Poet's Calendar"

Today’s poem is a grand smorgasbord of poetical allusions from the unofficial patron of The Daily...

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Naomi Shihab Nye's "The Traveling Onion"

Naomi Shihab Nye was born on March 12, 1952, in St. Louis to a Palestinian father and an American...

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Colley Cibber's "The Blind Boy"

Today’s poem (from an oft-maligned poet) makes frequent appearances in poetry anthologies for...

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Bertolt Brecht's "A Worker Reads History"

Bertolt Brecht (February 10, 1898 – August 14, 1956) was an influential playwright and poet. His...

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J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Road Goes Ever On"

Today’s poem is a walking song composed by Bilbo Baggins, reworked and repurposed at several key...

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Dr. Seuss' "Did I Ever Tell You..?"

Today’s poem is a piece of uncollected verse from one of the world’s most beloved children’s...

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Richard Wilbur's "The Death of a Toad"

Today’s poem comes from one of America’s most beloved and decorated poets, Richard Wilbur. Don’t...

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Howard Nemerov's "De Anima"

Today, for the day that only comes ‘round once every four years, we have a haunting poem about...

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