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The Daily Poem offers one essential poem each weekday morning. From Shakespeare and John Donne to Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson, The Daily Poem curates a broad and generous audio anthology of the best poetry ever written, read-aloud by David Kern and an assortment of various contributors. Some lite commentary is included and the shorter poems are often read twice, as time permits.

The Daily Poem is presented by Goldberry Studios.

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The Daily Poem offers one essential poem each weekday morning. From Shakespeare and John Donne to Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson, The Daily Poem curates a broad and generous audio anthology of the best poetry ever written, read-aloud by David Kern and an assortment of various contributors. Some lite commentary is included and the shorter poems are often read twice, as time permits.

The Daily Poem is presented by Goldberry Studios.

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    Jane Kenyon's "Otherwise"

    Jane Kenyon's "Otherwise"

    Jane Kenyon (1947–1995), former Poet Laureate of New Hampshire, was the author of four volumes of poetry. Her collected poems were published by Graywolf Press in 2007.


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    • 7 min
    R. S. Gwynn's "Shakespearean Sonnet"

    R. S. Gwynn's "Shakespearean Sonnet"

    Today’s poem isn’t what you think, until you do some thinking–then its exactly what you thought.
    R. S. Gwynn (born 1948) is the author of six collections of poetry, including Dogwatch (2014) and the University of Missouri Breakthrough Award winner The Drive-In (1986).
    -bio via Library of Congress


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    • 7 min
    William Shakespeare's Sonnet 94 ("They that have power")

    William Shakespeare's Sonnet 94 ("They that have power")

    Today’s poem, a lover’s plea disguised as a meditation on virtuous restraint, marks the end of our week of sonnets. Happy reading.


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    • 10 min
    William Shakespeare's Sonnet 147 ("My love is as a fever...")

    William Shakespeare's Sonnet 147 ("My love is as a fever...")

    Today, the Bard gets bitter.


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    • 10 min
    William Shakespeare's Sonnet 73 ("That time of year...")

    William Shakespeare's Sonnet 73 ("That time of year...")

    Today’s sonnet details a painful reality: even great poets lose their hair sometimes.


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    • 6 min
    William Shakespeare's Sonnet 55 ("Not marble...")

    William Shakespeare's Sonnet 55 ("Not marble...")

    Today, a (biased) case for poems as the monuments that can outlast monuments.


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    • 7 min

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