The 2 Best The Daily Poem Podcast Episodes
1) Rupert Brooke's "The Soldier"
Welcome to The Daily Poem. Today's poem is Rupert Brooke's "The Solider." Remember: subscribe, rate, review!
2) John McRae's "In Flanders Fields"
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3) Beowulf prepares for battle
Today’s poem is a selection from the Old English, Beowulf, translated by R. M. Liuzza. In these lines, Beowulf prepares for a harrowing showdown with Grendel’s mother, and the cold, clear beauty of th...Show More
4) T. S. Eliot's "Macavity: The Mystery Cat"
Today’s poem answers the question: if cats are the animal world’s “Napoleon of crime,” who is the cat world’s “Napoleon of crime?” Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss thi...Show More
5) Robert Graves' Proem to The Iliad
Today’s poem comes from Graves’ verse/prose rendering of Homer’s Iliad, The Anger of Achilles, and highlights the inglorious causes of the Trojan War’s glorious climax. Happy reading. This is a public...Show More
6) Wilfred Owen's "Anthem for Doomed Youth"
Today’s poem is a sonnet for a war-torn world with a collapsing center. “…As the oldest of four children born in rapid succession, Wilfred developed a protective attitude toward the others and an espe...Show More
7) Wendy Cope's "Men and Their Boring Arguments"
Today’s poem goes out to all of the women who have been stuck between two pugilistic men at a dinner party. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscriber...Show More
8) Anna Kamienska's "On the Threshold of the Poem"
Today’s poem asks: “What happens inside a poem?” 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.subst...Show More
9) Charles Lamb's "Cleanliness"
Today’s poem is a seemingly innocuous enjoinder to handwashing that nevertheless invites a deeper inspection. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscrib...Show More
10) Friedrich von Schiller's "Light and Warmth"
Anyone with children can recognize the degree to which we enter this life “Warm with the noble vows of youth,/Hallowing [one’s] true arm to the truth.” Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'...Show More