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Audio recordings of classic and contemporary poems read by poets and actors, delivered every day.

Audio Poem of the Day Poetry Foundation

    • Arts
    • 4.3 • 44 Ratings

Audio recordings of classic and contemporary poems read by poets and actors, delivered every day.

    Invocation to Convince a Baby Already Twelve Days Overdue to Come Out

    Invocation to Convince a Baby Already Twelve Days Overdue to Come Out

    By Jeanne Murray Walker

    • 1 min
    Arequipa

    Arequipa

    By Ben Okri

    • 1 min
    How Much?

    How Much?

    By Carl Sandburg

    • 33 sec
    Lilacs on my Birthday

    Lilacs on my Birthday

    By Joyce Peseroff

    • 1 min
    Tarp

    Tarp

    By Rick Barot

    • 1 min
    Erysichthon

    Erysichthon

    By Ted Hughes

    Read by Keyne Cheshire

     

    • 13 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
44 Ratings

44 Ratings

severn1709 ,

Striplings

I really enjoyed this poem. The narrator had such a lovely tone to his voice. It made me think of a situation that has never even entered my thoughts. I’m going to listen again tomorrow. Great poem from Debbie

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