The Daily Poem
Goldberry Studios
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The Daily Poem offers one essential poem each weekday morning, drawing from a wide range of poets from Shakespeare and John Donne to Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson. Hosted by David Kern with various contributors, it presents a broad audio anthology of poetry read aloud. The show includes light commentary, and shorter poems are often read twice when time allows. It is presented by Goldberry Studios and is available via Substack.
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St. John of the Cross's "The Soul Aflame" 05.08.2026 2minToday’s poem is another contemplation of ambivalence toward life that conceals a deeper commitment to life. 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 -
Angela Morgan's "Work: A Song of Triumph" 03.08.2026 4minToday’s poem is a very enthusiastic paean to work (doth the lady protest too much?). Happy Monday and 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 -
Robert Louis Stevenson's "Consolation" 31.07.2026 3minToday’s poem is a tender consolation after the loss of a friend, suitable for young and old alike. 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 -
Francis Thompson's "The Kingdom of God" 29.07.2026 5minIn today’s poem, the transcendent is immanent. 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 -
Emily Dickinson's "If I can stop one heart from breaking" 27.07.2026 3minToday’s poem uses an unrhymed line to make its point. 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 -
Oscar Wilde’s “Portia” 24.07.2026 4minIn today’s poem, an embodied literary character possesses the power to steal the hearts of living men. 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 -
Robert Service's "The Law of the Yukon" 22.07.2026 8minToday’s poem might be the photo-negative of Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus;” the personified Yukon does not mince words in saying the tired, huddled masses come at their own risk. 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 -
Wisława Szymborska's "In Praise of My Sister" 20.07.2026 3minToday’s poem enjoys (among other things) the sheer relief of escaping from other poets. 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 -
Ezra Pound's "Meditatio" 17.07.2026 2minToday’s poem ponders man’s dignity. 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 -
Thomas Lux’s “A Little Tooth” 15.07.2026 4minToday’s poem lets the reader experience all the dread and feeling of parenthood in nine lines. 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 -
Herman Melville's "In the Prison Pen" 13.07.2026 4minToday’s poem comes from a writer not remembered for his poetry, but when Melville’s early success as a novelist seemed to falter, he dedicated a number of years and considerable energies to poetry instead. This poem describes the dehumanizing conditions on a Civil War prison camp. 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 -
Carl Sandburg's "Back Yard" 10.07.2026 2minToday’s poem is all summer atmosphere. 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 -
Robert Frost's "For Once, Then, Something" 08.07.2026 6minToday’s poem is a poem about the way looking gets in the way of what we perceive. 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 -
Edgar Guest's "A Boy and His Dad " 06.07.2026 3minToday’s poem speaks unironically of a pastoral Eden where fathers and sons commune with one another while the fish jump. 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 -
Richard Armour's "Parental Pride" 03.07.2026 2minToday’s poem takes a well-meant jab at the things we say about babies. 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 -
William McGonagall's "Attempted Assassination of the Queen" 01.07.2026 3minToday’s poem comes from the pen of the perfect mid-week poet. 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 -
Prudentius' "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul" 29.06.2026 6minToday’s poem, originally a 4th-century Latin composition, details the celebration of Sts. Peter and Paul in ancient Rome. 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 -
Pablo Neruda's "Ode To The Artichoke" 26.06.2026 4minToday’s poem is a paean to the world’s greatest vegetable. 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 -
Pablo Neruda's "Sonnet XVII" 25.06.2026 3minToday’s poem, probably Neruda’s best-known (tr. Stephen Mitchell), goes out to all the June brides. 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 -
Mary Oliver’s “No Matter What” 24.06.2026 4minToday’s poem tangles and untangles the sweet permanence of impermanence. 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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