Poem of the Day, 13 Nov 2025 (bis)
“To Katharine: At Fourteen Months,” by Joelle Biele.
Poem of the Day, 13 Nov 2025
Joelle Biele is an American poet, editor, and playwright known for her precise, lyrical explorations of daily life and motherhood. She’s also edited "Elizabeth Bishop' and The New Yorker: The Complete Correspondence."
Poem of the Day, 12 Nov 2025
John Ashbery (1927–2017) was a pivotal American poet of the New York School, renowned for his surreal, fragmented style in works like Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (Pulitzer Prize, 1976). His playful, elusive verse explores consciousness, language, and everyday absurdity.
Poem of the Day, 11 Nov 2025
Mary Cornelia Hartshorne, born around 1910, was a poet with Choctaw heritage. Her work that is known was published in The American Indian, a magazine where she later helped as an editor for the poetry section. She passed away in 1980.
Poem of the Day, 10 Nov 2025
Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic. He won three Pulitzer Prizes and is best known for "All the King’s Men." A founding member of the Southern Agrarians, he explored power, morality, and human complexity in his works.
Poem of the Day, 9* Nov 2025
Erratum: Here is Mr Soyinka's poem, "Telephone Conversation", properly rendered on the page. Apologies for the previous failed attempt.
Poem of the Day, 9 Nov 2025
Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian playwright, poet, and essayist, won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature — the first African laureate. His work fiercely challenges oppression, blending myth, satire, and political critique with profound human insight.
Poem of the Day, 8 Nov 2025
Gabrielle Calvocoressi is an acclaimed American poet and author of "The New Economy" (2025) and "Rocket Fantastic" (2018), among others. Their work explores love, loss, identity, and resilience with lyrical precision and emotional intensity.
Poem of the Day, 7 Nov 2025
Robert Hayden (1913–1980) was an American poet known for his precise language, historical awareness, and exploration of Black identity. His works, like “Those Winter Sundays,” blend personal reflection with universal human experience.
Poem of the Day, 6th Nov 2025
“A Morning,” by Mark Strand…
Poem of the Day, 6 Nov 2025
Mark Strand (1934–2014) was a Canadian-born American poet, translator, and former U.S. Poet Laureate. Known for his precise, dreamlike language, he explored themes of absence, memory, and the self in works like 'Blizzard of One.'
Poem of the Day, 5 Nov 2025
David Lauterstein, poet, bodywork innovator, and former musician, explores the bodymind through “existential anatomy.” A pioneer of holistic touch since the 1970s, he now pursues an MFA in poetry and authored The 'Dreaming Body'.
Poem of the Day, 4 Nov 2025
Rethabile Masilo, a poet from Lesotho, writes poetry that explores identity, exile, heritage, and healing. His works, including 'Waslap', 'Mbera' and 'Letter to Country', blend personal reflection with broader African and diasporic experiences.
Poem of the Day, 3 Nov 2025
Derek Walcott (1930–2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright renowned for blending Caribbean culture with classical themes. His epic poem Omeros reimagines Homeric tales in a Caribbean setting. Awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature, Walcott celebrated postcolonial identity and language.
Poem of the Day, 2 Nov 2025
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) was an Austrian philosopher who profoundly influenced logic, language, and mind philosophy. His works, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations, reshaped analytic philosophy, exploring meaning, language use, and the limits of expression.
Poem of the Day, 1 Nov 2025
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) was an American poet and novelist known for her intense, confessional style. Her works, including The Bell Jar and Ariel, explore identity, mental illness, and female experience with haunting emotional depth.
Poem of the Day, 31 Oct 2025
Linda Pastan (1932–2023) was an American poet celebrated for her lucid, lyrical explorations of domestic life, aging, mortality, and the tensions between love and loss. She served as Maryland’s Poet Laureate (1991–1995).
Poem of the Day, 30 Oct 2025
Wendell Berry is an American poet, farmer, and environmentalist whose work champions rural life, community, and harmony with nature, blending moral clarity, simplicity, and lyrical beauty in defense of the land.
Poem of the Day, 29 Oct 2025
Adrienne Rich (1929–2012) was an influential American poet, essayist, and feminist. Her work explores themes of identity, politics, gender, and social justice, blending lyrical beauty with passionate advocacy for equality and personal transformation.
Poem of the Day, 28 Oct 2025
Henry Lawson (1867–1922) was an Australian poet and short story writer celebrated for capturing the hardship, humor, and resilience of rural life. His vivid portrayals shaped Australia’s national identity and literary voice.
