Poem of the Day, 27 Oct 2025
Edward Thomas (1878–1917) was an English poet and critic known for his sensitive, nature-inspired verse and subtle melancholy. His poems, including “Digging” and “Adlestrop,” explore rural life, transience, and self-reflection. Killed in World War I.
Poem of the Day, 26 Oct 2025
Judith Kroll is a US poet and scholar known for her lyrical, contemplative verse exploring nature, spirituality, and transformation. Her poetry blends emotional depth with intellectual precision, often reflecting on inner life, renewal, and the intersection between human and natural worlds.
Poem of the Day (bis), 25 Oct 2025
“Eve & Adam,” by Rethabile Masilo
Poem of the Day, 25 Oct 2025
Rethabile Masilo is a poet from Lesotho who lives in France. His work reflects on everyday life, memory, and connection, often drawing quietly from personal experience and a sense of belonging.
Poem of the Day, 23 Oct 2025
James Wright (1927–1980) was an American poet known for his vivid imagery, emotional honesty, and deep connection to nature and humanity. His work often transforms simple, everyday moments into profound reflections on beauty, isolation, and transcendence.
Poem of the Day, 20 Oct 2025
Christopher Salerno is an American poet known for his lyrical, introspective writing that explores memory, identity, and perception. His acclaimed collections include Sun & Urn and The Man Grave. He also teaches creative writing at William Paterson University.
Poem of the Day, 17 Oct 2025
Denise Levertov (1923–1997) was a British-born American poet known for her lyrical, political, and spiritual poetry. Her work explores themes of nature, faith, war, and human connection, blending personal experience with social consciousness.
Poem of the Day, 14 Oct 2025
Charles Simic transforms the ordinary into the uncanny. In “Stone,” he turns a simple rock into a universe of mystery, silence, and startling revelation.
Poem of the Day, 12 Oct 2025
An optimistic American poet known for spiritual, love-themed poetry like Poems of Passion; her uplifting, heartfelt verses shaped the New Thought movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Poem of the Day, 11 Oct 2025
Shivanee Ramlochan is a Trinidadian poet and critic known for her fierce, lyrical explorations of gender, trauma, and Caribbean identity. Her acclaimed debut collection, "Everyone Knows I Am a Haunting" (2017), blends myth, sexuality, and ancestral memory with striking emotional intensity.
Poem of the Day, 8 Oct 2025
I don't know what to say about this poem, except that it did come out of me where others refused to, children frightened by the sound of hacking and bombing outside.
Poem of the Day, 7 Oct 2025
Deborah A. Miranda is a Native American poet, writer, and scholar of Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen and Chumash heritage. Her work, including *Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir*, blends poetry, history, and autobiography to reclaim Indigenous voices and challenge colonial erasure.
Poem of the Day, 6 Oct 2025
Kwame Dawes is a Ghanaian-born Jamaican-American poet, editor, and critic, renowned for lyrical works exploring identity, diaspora, reggae’s rhythms, and the complexities of love, history, and memory.
Poem of the Day, 5 Oct 2025
Spending some time with Denise Duhamel’s witty and thought-provoking 'No Home Wrecker.'
Poem of the Day, 4 Oct 2025 (correction)
“Pity the Nation,” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Poem of the Day, 4 Oct 2025
Diving into Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "Pity the Nation". A poem that is as present and relevant as they come.
Poem of the Day, 3 Oct 2025
Diving into "What's the Use of a Title" by Charles Bukowski in this edition!
Poem of the Day, 30 Sept 2025
Today's edition dives into Charles Baudelaire's profound insights on meditation! The poem was translated by none other than Robert Lowell.
Poem of the Day, 29 Sept 2025
Today's edition unveils "Kingdom of Rain", a compelling poem by Mzansi maestro, Rustum Kozain.
Poem of the Day, 27 Sept 2025
Khotsong…Today’s poem is “Brooklyn 1979” by Judson Jerome.Enjoy…Kea leboha,Rethabile
