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.
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.
