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.
Episodes
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William Blake's "The School Boy" 17.08.2026 2mToday’s poem is a more eloquent version of an appeal being made in many households this month. 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 -
Bill Watterson's "The Yukon Song" 14.08.2026 2mToday’s poem turns the Yukon territory into every boy’s dream. 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 Dekker's "The Happy Heart" 12.08.2026 4mToday’s poem ponders the soft pillow of poverty and even boasts a Beatles connection. 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 -
John Donne's "The Good-Morrow" 10.08.2026 6m“My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears.” In today’s poem, love awakens the sleeper to new 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 -
Walter de la Mare's "Silver" 07.08.2026 4mToday’s poem is bathed in moonlight. 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 -
St. John of the Cross's "The Soul Aflame" 05.08.2026 2mToday’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 4mToday’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 3mToday’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 5mIn 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 3mToday’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 4mIn 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 8mToday’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 3mToday’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 2mToday’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 4mToday’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 4mToday’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 2mToday’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 6mToday’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 3mToday’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 2mToday’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
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