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Seamus Heaney’s “Storm on the Island”
09/10/2026 | 3 mins.
Today’s poem weathers the unfriendliness of the natural world. Happy reading.

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William Shakespeare’s “As fast as thou shalt wane...” (Sonnet 11)
07/10/2026 | 5 mins.
In today’s poem the bard urges his subject not to bury the gifts of Nature in the grave. Happy reading.
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Li Bai’s “Taking Leave of a Friend”
05/10/2026 | 4 mins.
Today’s poem–a masterclass in subtlety and imagery–makes you feel the scale of the farewell before it arrives. Happy reading.

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“Sweeney Praises the Trees”
02/10/2026 | 2 mins.
Today’s poem, translated from the Irish by Seamus Heaney, delivers precisely what the title promises. Happy reading.

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Helen Hunt Jackson’s “September”
30/09/2026 | 3 mins.
Today’s poem praises September and mystifies it with a coy turn in the final stanza. Enjoy the last day of this finest of months. Happy reading.

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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. dailypoempod.substack.com

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